Police shoot 8 people... at least 5 dead...

[ZuraX]

As authorities struggled to keep order, police shot eight people, killing five or six, after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.

Got that off AOL's news. Anyone see this on any other NEWS sites?

 

[Lyte]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050904/ts_nm/shooting_dc

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans police shot and killed four men and wounded one on Saturday after looters fired on officers, a policeman said.

The incident on Saturday morning, as the city began to clean up from the devastation of hurricane Katrina, resulted in four fatalities and one person in critical condition, said one policeman who asked not to be named. No police were wounded.

"Five men who were looting exchanged gunfire with police. The officers engaged the looters when they were fired upon," said superintendent of New Orleans police, Steven Nichols.

Asked for more details, he said only, "The incident is under police investigation."

 

[ThreeD]

all I can say is - they deserve to get shot. Plain and simple!

 

[monRa]

SHould shot them all!

 

[Robson]

Agreed.