New Orleans' Cops Stop Gunmen
New Orleans cops shot and killed at least 5 gunmen who were firing on contractors who were en route to make repairs at the 17th street levee.Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.
Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing five or six. Fourteen contractors were traveling across the Danziger Bridge under police escort when they came under fire, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers.
They were on their way to launch barges into Lake Pontchartrain to help plug the breach in the 17th Street Canal, Hall said.
None of the contractors was killed, Hall said. The bridge spans a canal connecting Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
No other details were immediately available.
This is not how the story was originally reported. The AP was the sourse of some very incorrect information. Congradulations to the NO police for the trash cleanup
posted by Liberty @ 9:13 PM
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