Police shoot and kill men firing at Contractors sent to repair canal.

[beacon1]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 6:23pm

Oh my...and things just get worse...

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050904/D8CDN3K80.html

Updated On: 9/5/05 at 06:23 PM

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 6:27pm

Facts wrong. The contractors were shot at by a group of men. Then police shot and killed those firing upon the Contractors. No contractors were shot by the police.

Just confirmed on CNN.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 6:32pm

When the Louisiana governor announced the other night that the guard troops were "locked and loaded with orders to kill" I thought, "No good can come of this." I realize it was the cops, but it's a cultural moment to have somebody talking in Old West Speak that spreads osmotically.

Of course, that was one of the points that Kanye West mentioned on the NBC benefit the other night.

[beacon1]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 6:35pm

Are we sure it isn't a spin?

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 6:38pm

This was the headline on CNN's breaking news:

AP: Army Corps of Engineers says its contractors were not killed by police, but gunmen who fired at them were killed. More soon.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:41pm

Here is an update from the AP: Perhaps you should change the title of this thread.

Gunmen Attack Contractors on La. Bridge
Sep 04 7:08 PM US/Eastern


NEW ORLEANS


Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.

Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing five or six.

Fourteen contractors were traveling across the Danziger Bridge under police escort when they came under fire, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers.

They were on their way to launch barges into Lake Pontchartrain to help plug the breach in the 17th Street Canal, Hall said.

None of the contractors was killed, Hall said.

The bridge spans a canal connecting Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.

No other details were immediately available.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:41 PM

[etoile]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:56pm

Can we get a correction on the title to reflect the facts?

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 4:06am

Thank you for correcting the subject line.