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June 28, 2011

Trial Begins for Police Officers Accused of Killing Unarmed Civilians in Hurricane Katrina Aftermath 
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A trial has begun for five New Orleans police officers accused of
shooting and killing unarmed citizens, then covering up their crimes in
the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Federal prosecutor Bobbi Bernstein
accused the officers of adopting a policy of, “Shoot first, ask
questions later.” In the days that followed the 2005 hurricane, at
least six people were killed following run-ins with the New Orleans
Police Department, nearly all of them African Americans — including
the infamous Danziger Bridge incident, during which officers shot six
citizens, killing two.



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