Comments on: What really happened on Danziger Bridge?

by: Polimom Says » Rabid dogs and ham sandwiches on Danziger Bridge

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:05:53 +0000

[…] I wrote about this last May, but sixteen months after the shootings, there’s still no clarity. There are, however, a number of first-degree murder indictments (NOLA.com): Seven New Orleans police officers were indicted Thursday on an array of murder and attempted-murder charges stemming from a shooting on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina, which victims have portrayed as an ambush by police that left two dead and four wounded. […]

by: Polimom

Tue, 23 May 2006 20:00:11 +0000

Here’s the BBC story from Sept. 5 (link) and here’s another from NOLA.com (link). There are other versions, and variations are pretty wide.

by: Slate

Tue, 23 May 2006 16:16:56 +0000

Poli, I actually printed out the article when it first came out because I was pretty sure it would be altered or disappear entirely in short order. I too went looking for more info and came up empty (along with some reports of shootings at the Convention Center). I haven’t entirely unpacked yet, but I know I didn’t throw away that article. I believe it was an AP article. If I can find it, I’ll send you the URL. It was something someone sent me and when I read it, it was very brief, very mysterious as you say, and seemed important. I’ll see what I can find also.