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Officer murdered after man denied entry for not wearing a mask
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NEW ORLEANS — An officer providing security at the George Washington Carver High School basketball game was fatally shot by a man who was denied entry to the game because he was not wearing a mask.
According to Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office records and NOPD, 35-year-old John Shallerhorn was arrested for first degree murder of a police officer.
Friday night, Near the end of the first quarter of the Carver vs Warren Easton game, multiple gunshots were fired. The officer was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Superintendent Shaun Ferguson says the officer was on the Tulane University force and a reserve constable with the Second City Court in Algiers.
As Shallerhorn was escorted out, he shot the officer twice NOPD said. Shallerhorn placed the gun on the ground and was arrested on scene.
Shallerhorn is being held without bond.
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