SUNO police officer involved in fatal shooting

An off-duty police officer from online payday loans for texas Southern University at New Orleans was assisting three women in Gentilly last week when an attempted robbery turned deadly.

As the officer was changing a tire for the three women near the intersection of Franklin and Dreux avenues just before 2:00 a.m. Thursday, a teenager got oout of a car, pulled out a gun and demanded one of the women’s purse.

After identifying himself as a police gecaf credit officer, the SUNO officer drew his weapon and exchanged gunfire with the attempted robbery suspect.

Joise Valerio, 17, was taken to the hospital where he later died, No one was injured in the incident.

“It was by the grace of God that he was there for her, God bless him,” Gentilly resident Warren Chambers told WWL-TV. “I’m sorry for the young man cash loans in germiston who lost his life, but if you’re not doing wrong, you’re all right.”

Valerio was out on bond for a pair of prior armed robbery arrests. Court records also indicate Valerio had a prior arrest for simple robbery.

“I just thought it was unnecessary and it’s a shame that you can’t be safe in your own neighborhood,” said Chambers. “You shouldn’t have to be looking over cash advance in richmond ca your shoulder every time you go somewhere.”

SUNO has not identified the campus officer involved in the shooting, but released the following statement. “As released by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) confirms that the officer involved in the Thursday, May 29 incident on Dreux Street is a campus police officer. SUNO is fully cooperating with NOPD in this matter, which 100 day loans las vegas is still under investigation.”

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office issued the following statement: “Any homicide on the streets of New Orleans, whether or not it is justified, is a tragedy. What makes this a horrific tragedy is that it could have easily been prevented but for the systemic failure of one component of our criminal justice system. Jose Valerio was given a woefully inadequate $50,000 bond for two counts of armed robbery. He continually violated the conditions of that bond by testing positive for narcotics for which there was no consequence. Finally, he committed a third robbery, but the court denied the motion by the District Attorney’s office to revoke his bond in the armed robbery case.”

This article originally published in the June 2, 2014 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.