| New Orleans Police shoots Adolph Grimes III 12 Times in Back |
| By Hip Hop News | |
| 01/10/09 | |
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New Orleans Police shoots Man 12 Times in Back - Video January 10 2009
The 22-year-old man killed early Thursday in a police shootout was wounded 14 times, with 12 of the bullets hitting him in the back of his body, Orleans Parish Coroner Frank Minyard said. After releasing a terse statement about the shooting Thursday morning, New Orleans police officials ducked questions about the shootout Friday. Meanwhile, the family of Adolph Grimes III, a Brother Martin High School graduate, demanded a thorough criminal investigation, including a federal inquiry and an independent autopsy. Minyard said Friday evening that Grimes died after suffering 14 bullet wounds. Two bullets hit him in the front torso, and 12 struck him from behind, in the lower back and legs. In all, eight bullets were retrieved from Grimes’ body. “I’m no expert, but they look like they were .40 caliber, the Glock that the police issue, ” Minyard said. “He was shot up pretty good.” A full autopsy and toxicology report is pending, and the results won’t be available for several weeks, Minyard said. In releasing details of Grimes’ death, Minyard called it a “big case” and said because of that, he wanted to be forthcoming about his findings. |
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