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James B. Brissette Jr.

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Sep 04, 2005

Victim Details

James B. Brissette Jr.

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2005-09-04

17

James

B. Brissette Jr.

07/05/2026

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In the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans, a 17-year-old African-American young man named James B. Brissette Jr. was killed in a hail of police gunfire on the Danziger Bridge. On the morning of September 4, 2005, Brissette, along with his friend Jose Holmes Jr. and the Bartholomew family, was walking across the bridge, seeking safety and supplies in the ravaged city. Without warning, a rental truck carrying several New Orleans Police Department officers screech ...
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  • The Independent: Five New Orleans cops to face fresh trial over notorious shooting of unarmed black men in Katrina aftermath

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    I've been reading about the Danziger Bridge shootings, and something that really stands out to me is... ...Read More
    09/20/2023
    I'm really struggling to wrap my head around the trauma the families of James Brissette Jr. and Rona... ...Read More
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