On the morning of September 4, 2005, 17-year-old James B. Brissette Jr. was killed on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans during an incident in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Brissette, an African-American youth, was walking across the bridge with Jose Holmes Jr. and members of the Bartholomew family when a rental truck carrying several New Orleans Police Department officers stopped. Officers then opened fire on the unarmed group; Brissette was shot multiple times in the back, leg, arms, and head and died. Several others on the bridge were wounded, and minutes later officers shot and killed Ronald Madison on the far side of the bridge.

Investigations revealed that none of the civilians were armed and that officers engaged in efforts to conceal what happened. Multiple officers were indicted; five were convicted by a federal jury in 2011 on counts including civil rights violations and obstruction of justice. A judge later ordered a new trial, and in April 2016 those five officers entered plea agreements and received reduced sentences.

Does anyone have memories or information about James Brissette Jr., his family, or the Danziger Bridge that could add context to what happened that morning?