Officer Chris McCormick, 33, was killed while on duty in Faubourg St. John, New Orleans, on July 17, 1996. Responding to a prowler call with a partner at a residence on Leda Court, McCormick and his partner were searching the property when an armed man emerged and fired a small-caliber weapon. A single bullet struck McCormick in the left shoulder; he was taken to hospital but did not survive his wound.

After shooting McCormick, the suspect hid under a nearby house. A police canine was deployed and was shot and wounded during the confrontation. Other officers returned fire, wounding the suspect and taking him into custody. The shooter was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996; that conviction was overturned in 2008 and the court ordered the man committed to a mental institution after finding he suffered paranoid delusions and was legally insane at the time of the offense.

Does anyone have memories of Officer McCormick, the scene on Leda Court, or information about the 1996 incident that could add detail to the timeline?