LA - Officer James Bennett, 45, fatally shot in cruiser, New Orleans, 24 May 2015

[popsicle]

And then you have this... they said the 2nd time in 2 weeks:

[h=1]Police: Crowd attacked officer during arrest[/h]http://www.wesh.com/news/police-cro...=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=wesh

 

[Queen Bee]

BlueLineAcrossAmer ‏@BlueLineAcross 1m1 minute ago
Coroner’s Office ID's the HANO (LA) Ofcr who was shot and killed Sunday as 45-year-old Ofcr James Bennett, Jr. http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2015/05/25/coroner-identifies-hano-officer-shot-and-killed/27933273/ … #LESM

:rose: Officer James Bennett, Jr. Rest In Peace, With Honor
:rose: Strength To Those That Love Him

Thank You Sir For Your Service :rose:

 

[Dana]

Have there been large scale protests anywhere regarding the death of somebody who had pulled a gun on police and was subsequently killed? (serious question)

Antonio Martin? Not sure what your definition of large scale is, though. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/25/protesters-berkeley-shooting/20889139/

Then there was Vonderrit Myers in StL Missouri. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/09/st-louis-police-shooting-white-officer-black-teen/16959545/

Not sure if this is large scale but it seems the same protest/activists are in other large cities citing A Martin, V Myers and others in their chants and signs that have been killed by police after pointing a weapon at LE, running down an LE or shooting an LE. I haven't really looked but I think I could find more.

 

[Queen Bee]

James A. Bennett Jr., 45, a Housing Authority of New Orleans officer and former Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy, was found shot to death May 24, 2015 in Central City.


:rose: Rest In Peace Sir, With Honor
:rose: Strength To Those That Love Him

Thank You For Your Service :rose:

 

[Queen Bee]

An officer with the Housing Authority of New Orleans was found dead with a gunshot wound Sunday morning (May 24) in Central City, NOPD said. The officer's body was discovered near Erato and Freret streets just before 7:45 a.m. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn, NOLA.com l The Times-Picayune)

An officer with the Housing Authority of New Orleans was found dead with a gunshot wound Sunday morning (May 24) in Central City, NOPD said. The officer's vehicle, at right, and body was discovered near Erato and Freret streets just before 7:45 a.m. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn, NOLA.com l The Times-Picayune)

HANO Office James Bennett Jr., left, with friend Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Detective Nick Vega in an undated photo.

HANO Officer James Bennett Jr., 45, pictured here in 2015 with dog "Sammy," was found shot to death May 24 in Central City.



:rose:

 

[OkieGranny]

From September:

http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2015/09/14/nopd/72280596/

The investigation into the May shooting death of Housing Authority of New Orleans Officer James Bennett has not generated many leads. Once again police are asking for the public's help in solving what has now become a cold case...

People who live at the Estates "Desire" development where Bennett worked remember him fondly.

"He was a very fair officer, you know, real sweet person, never bothered nobody," resident Toria McDaniel said. "I can't understand why they did that to him."

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/handgun-from-slain-hano-officer-recovered-in-central-city/187249053

A man awaiting trial for attempted murder was arrested Saturday after he was found in possession of the service weapon stolen from a slain HANO police officer, a case that stands as one of the city’s most prominent unsolved murders, police and records show.

Charles Garner, 18, was picked up at 10:15 p.m. at Martin Luther King Boulevard and John Raphael Way, less than a mile from where Office James Bennett was killed while working a paid detail last May at a Guste Housing development construction site. Garner had been free after posting bond in the earlier attempted murder case...

New Orleans Police Department spokesman Tyler Gamble confirmed the arrest, but declined to provide additional details, citing the open investigation.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.wwltv.com/news/crime/tee...-gun-no-stranger-to-law-enforcement/190680558

Detectives and federal agents are trying to determine how 18-year-old Charles Garner came to be in possession of the gun stolen from murdered Housing Authority police officer James Bennett...

Garner was well known to police before his most recent arrest...

Garner has not been charged with any crimes concerning Bennett's murder.