A failed coverup A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the New Orleans Police Department and four officers claiming that following Hurricane Katrina one of the officers fired an assault rifle at two men running toward a strip mall whom he believed to be armed. The officer was not aware at the time that his shot had stuck anyone, but later the victim was found wounded at the scene.
The unusual allegations in the suit concern what happened next. According to the suit, the victim was taken to a police compound where he died. The suit claims that three police officers, who are now named defendants in the lawsuit, then burned the body and the car in which he was brought to the compound and failed to notify anyone of the death. The coverup was not discovered for nearly four years after the event.
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