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A female New Orleans police officer died Monday morning after a suspect fired several shots at her from her own gun in a Central City strip mall parking lot, police Superintendent Warren Riley said.
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Nicola Cotton
Officer Nicola Cotton was apparently trying to handcuff the suspect when she was overpowered and shot several times after an approximately five-minute struggle.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley identified the suspect as 45-year-old Bernell Johnson of Kenner. Riley said Johnson had been arrested several times for sex offenses.
Riley said Cotton responded to call of a possible rape and saw a man in the 2100 block of Earhart Blvd., who fit the description. She attempted to reach out to handcuff the man, but he resisted and a struggle ensued, Riley said.
She lost her radio, and upon getting it back, called for assistance. Riley said this is when the suspect took the officer’s gun and fired several shots into her.
“He took her weapon, stepped away from her and fired, striking her several times,” Riley said.
While the fight and shooting took place in a parking lot, the struggle took place behind her car, Riley said.
“This is a very difficult and sad day for the New Orleans Police Department,” Riley said.
She was patrolling alone when she approached the man, a common practice in New Orleans, Riley said.
“She followed procedures as far as we’re concerned,” he said. “She was clearly a very good officer.”
Officers from all around the city responded to the shooting by going to the hospital to support their fallen colleague. Police also gave the ambulance an escort to the hospital.
“This is a very, very difficult situation,” Riley said. “We deal with this, unfortunately, because we know what happens around the country. And, unfortunately, this happens. When it happens near home, it affects you tremendously.”
As for what Riley said he would tell his officers, “My message is we have citizens to serve. We know that we have a very, very, very dangerous job. We have to do all we can to keep citizens safe, as well as ourselves. And unfortunately, unfortunately, these types of things happen, so we have to prepared and do all we can.”
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl012808jbofficershot.68269ae9.html
A Moment Of Silence.......
A female New Orleans police officer died Monday morning after a suspect fired several shots at her from her own gun in a Central City strip mall parking lot, police Superintendent Warren Riley said.
NOPD
Nicola Cotton
Officer Nicola Cotton was apparently trying to handcuff the suspect when she was overpowered and shot several times after an approximately five-minute struggle.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley identified the suspect as 45-year-old Bernell Johnson of Kenner. Riley said Johnson had been arrested several times for sex offenses.
Riley said Cotton responded to call of a possible rape and saw a man in the 2100 block of Earhart Blvd., who fit the description. She attempted to reach out to handcuff the man, but he resisted and a struggle ensued, Riley said.
She lost her radio, and upon getting it back, called for assistance. Riley said this is when the suspect took the officer’s gun and fired several shots into her.
“He took her weapon, stepped away from her and fired, striking her several times,” Riley said.
While the fight and shooting took place in a parking lot, the struggle took place behind her car, Riley said.
“This is a very difficult and sad day for the New Orleans Police Department,” Riley said.
She was patrolling alone when she approached the man, a common practice in New Orleans, Riley said.
“She followed procedures as far as we’re concerned,” he said. “She was clearly a very good officer.”
Officers from all around the city responded to the shooting by going to the hospital to support their fallen colleague. Police also gave the ambulance an escort to the hospital.
“This is a very, very difficult situation,” Riley said. “We deal with this, unfortunately, because we know what happens around the country. And, unfortunately, this happens. When it happens near home, it affects you tremendously.”
As for what Riley said he would tell his officers, “My message is we have citizens to serve. We know that we have a very, very, very dangerous job. We have to do all we can to keep citizens safe, as well as ourselves. And unfortunately, unfortunately, these types of things happen, so we have to prepared and do all we can.”
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl012808jbofficershot.68269ae9.html
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