Officer is shot dead by gunman who opened fire outside New Orleans high school gym during basketball playoff game New Orleans police were called to the George Washington Carver High School at around 6.30pm on Friday evening after getting reports of multiple gunshots A suspect at the scene has been taken into custody but that person's identity has not been released The officer's identity won't be released until officials can alert their family 2nd City Court Constable Edwin Shorty said that the victim was a deputy in his office At the time of the shooting, Carver was playing Warren Easton in a playoff game
By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com
Published: 02:43 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 02:43 GMT, 27 February 2021
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A law enforcement officer has been fatally shot at a high school in New Orleans on Friday night during a basketball game in the gym.
New Orleans police were called to the George Washington Carver High School at around 6.30pm on Friday evening after getting reports of multiple gunshots.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerA WWL-TV photographer who had been covering the game shared that the shots occurred near the gym. WGNO reports that the shooting took place in the foyer of the building, on the other side of doors that lead to the gym.
