CNN: Katrina autopsy: Police shot mentally disabled man in back

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/katrina.shotinback/index.html

Autopsy results obtained by CNN show a mentally disabled man was shot in the back when he was killed by New Orleans police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

This contradicts testimony by a police sergeant that the victim had turned toward officers and was reaching into his waistband when shot.

"Clearly he was shot from behind," said famed New York pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who examined the body for the family's lawyer. (Autopsy and victim's brother tell story of fatal shooting -- 5:04)

A prosecutor said the case will go before a grand jury soon and acknowledged the investigation includes the possibility of police wrong-doing.

Ronald Madison, 40, was mentally disabled and lived at home with his mother. He had no criminal record. He was shot when police responded to a report of gunfire on a bridge over the flooded Industrial Canal on Sunday, September 4, six days after Katrina hit New Orleans last year.


Ronald Madison

[babylonsister]

1. It only took 8 months to determine this? I imagine we'll be seeing

and hearing more about the thuggish behavior, and not from the victims of Katrina.

[nashville_brook]

2. i will never forget and never forgive

[Daphne08]

3. Dr. Michael Baden is a world-renown pathologist. I would

definitely tend to trust his word.

I was born in Louisiana, so I'll never forget either. NEVER. :grr:

[Guaranteed]

6. Yup. He's on "Autopsy" on HBO.

The guy seems to know what he's talking about.

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Ah well, he wasn't WHITE! - - That explains it

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isn't it true that despite the low percentage of non-white people in the USA that over 50% of the people incarcerated are NON-white??

Racism is alive and well in the USA

White supremest groups go busily about their business while the government closes its eyes

Can't convince me I'm wrong on this one

[UpInArms]

5. there were so many lies told about what happened on that bridge on 9/4/05

here is a link with all of the changes and retractions and not once did the truth come out

http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2005/09/danziger-bridge-incidents.html