On August 4, 2002, Christopher Wayne Russell, a 35-year-old male police officer with the New Orleans Police Department, was tragically shot and killed while responding to an armed robbery call at a bar on the 1800 block of North Roman Street. As Officer Russell and his partner arrived at the scene, three suspects were fleeing the bar and opened fire on the officers before they even exited their patrol car. Officer Russell was struck in the head and was transported to a local hospital, where he s
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