A New Orleans police officer's attempt to break up a street fight turned fatal in the Crescent City. Patrolman John Hurley was shot and killed on Gallatin Street, now known as French Market Place, near Hospital Street. The male officer intervened in a physical altercation between two men when one of the individuals turned a pistol on him.
The suspect fired a single shot, striking Hurley in the chest and piercing his heart.
The shooter was identified as a known criminal who had recently been pardoned from prison by Governor Francis T. Nichols. Following the shooting, the man was apprehended by authorities.
The individual responsible for Patrolman Hurley's death was subsequently convicted of murder and received a life sentence. However, in a turn of events, he was pardoned for a second time in December of 1908.
