New Orleans officer fatally shot while on patrol

By Jennifer Cruz

Officer Marcus McNeil was a three-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department. (Photo: New Orleans Police Department)
The New Orleans Police Department launched an investigation of the shooting of a suspect who killed a police officer early Friday morning in an apparent ambush on the east side of the city.
NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said officer showed great restraint when they arrested the suspect, Darren Bridges, 30, after he gunned down Officer Marcus McNeil, 29, during a police stop.
“We’re proud of our officers,” Harrison said during a press conference Friday. “Our officers demonstrated great restraint, great courage, and great professionalism, even during a time of great mourning and grief.”
Harrison explained the department turned the investigation into the police-involved shooting over to NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau’s Force Investigation Team, per department protocol.
Harrison was vague in his description about McNeil’s encounter with the suspect, saying the details they’re releasing are limited due to the ongoing investigation. Harrison said investigators are still reviewing body cam, Taser and other video to understand the finer details of the shooting.
According to the public safety statement, the officers encountered Bridges just after midnight and at some point after McNeil got out of his vehicle, a struggle ensued and

Source: Guns.com