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Cadet Alfred E. Harrell | New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

Cadet

Alfred E. Harrell

New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

End of Watch: Sunday, December 31, 1972

Biographical Info

Age: 19
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 31, 1972
Weapon Used: Rifle; .44 caliber
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Cadet Alfred Harrell was shot and killed by a sniper at 10:55 pm while working the gate at the Central Lockup.

The sniper fired a .44 caliber carbine from a field 280 feet away. Cadet Harrell was scheduled to end his shift only five minutes later.

Minutes after killing Cadet Harrell, the suspect shot Sergeant Edwin Hosli, who was searching a nearby warehouse after an alarm went off. Sergeant Hosli succumbed to his wounds on March 5, 1973.

On January 7, 1973, the suspect also shot and killed Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo, Patrolman Paul Persigo, and Patrolman Philip Coleman after setting fires and shooting at civilians in a hotel. The suspect, who was a member of the Black Panthers, was shot and killed by police, who used a Marine helicopter to fly over the hotel and fire at him.

Cadet Harrell had been employed with the New Orleans Police Department for less than one year. He is survived by his wife and 9-month-old son.