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James Arthur Bennett Jr.

Case from New-orleans, LA dated May 24, 2015

Victim Details

James Arthur Bennett, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2015-05-24

45

James

Arthur Bennett Jr.

07/01/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 24, 2015, James Arthur Bennett Jr., a 45-year-old male officer with the Housing Authority of New Orleans Police Department, was found shot to death in his patrol car. The vehicle had crashed near the intersection of Erato and Freret Streets in New Orleans. Bennett was working an overtime detail, patrolling a construction site at the Guste Homes public housing complex when he was ambushed and killed. He had been with the HANO Police Department for two years and h ...
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  • AL.com: New Orleans housing authority policeman found shot dead in patrol car
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