The off-duty New Orleans police officer fatally shot during an apparent weekend robbery at a Houston, Texas restaurant was 13-year veteran Everett Briscoe, police and law enforcement sources said late Saturday night.
Neither the Houston nor New Orleans police departments have publicly identified the victim shot to death around 5:17 p.m. at the Grotto Ristorante near Houston’s Galleria area. But multiple sources confirmed it was Briscoe. He’s a detective who formerly worked in the department’s Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and who most recently was tasked with investigating violent crimes against people in the NOPD’s First District covering Treme and parts of Mid-City.
Briscoe was the father of two children, the sources said.
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According to Houston police, the officer sources identified as Briscoe and another man were dining with a group on an outdoor patio. That’s when two hooded gunmen approached and demanded their belongings. Witnesses told Houston police that the victims complied. But, one of the gunmen fired shots that killed one victim and left another man hospitalized in critical condition.
No suspects have been arrested in the shooting. Investigators said the assailants escaped the scene in a gray or silver four-door Nissan Altima. The vehicle had a paper temporary license plate.
“I want to talk to Houston today. We’re better than this,” Houston police chief Troy Finner angrily told reporters outside the restaurant. “We’re not going to let a few little thugs tear down our city. … Somebody knows them. And I want everybody in every neighborhood to stand up and give us some information so we can get these individuals in custody.”
NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson issued a statement saying, “We are certain the Houston Police Department will work diligently to find the perpetrators of this terrible crime. We are praying for the family of our fallen officer. We are also praying for the family of the second victim in this incident.”
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