Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 99: Ronnie Greene - Police Violence & Cover-Up Post-Katrina

Published: March 29, 2021, 10:41 a.m.

b'A few years ago Ronnie Greene told the stunning story of the police shooting and killing completely innocent families fleeing the horror of Katrina on a bridge in New Orleans. Two innocent people died. Several others severely injured. The police claimed to have been shot at first and sought attempted murder charges against some, but the charges did not hold.\\n\\nWhat eventually emerged was a stunning misjudgment by the police and a sloppy but stunning attempt to cover it up.\\n\\nDespite the brazenness of the conduct by police and their actions, this incident has not drawn near the scrutiny of many other officer involved shootings.\\n\\nEveryday Injustice talks with Greene, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, about his amazing account, what happened and why.'