Earl Joseph Hauck was a 43-year-old white New Orleans police officer with 21 years on the force who was shot and killed while on duty on March 22, 1990. Hauck was directing traffic on St. Charles Avenue when he recognized a man matching the description of a suspect who had escaped from the parish prison and reportedly had taken a security guard’s gun after breaking into a car at the Superdome. Hauck pursued the suspect, cornered him at a loading dock, and, as he reached for his handcuffs, was shot; another officer wounded the suspect and took him into custody. Hauck was transported to Charity Hospital and pronounced dead.

The suspect, identified as Adolph Archie, was taken into custody but died about 13 hours later. Reports say officers bypassed the nearest hospital and took Archie to the police station where Hauck had worked; when Archie was later brought to the hospital he had severe injuries including a cracked skull, crushed larynx, and shattered face. An autopsy commissioned by Archie’s family concluded he had been beaten to death, while the official cause of death was attributed to his allegedly ripping a tracheal tube from his throat while awaiting a CAT scan. The circumstances of Archie’s death prompted investigations by the police department, the district attorney, and the U.S. Attorney.

Does anyone have details about the scene on St. Charles Avenue or witnesses who saw the events around the Superdome that day?