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Video of 2010 NOPD shooting of Brian Harris released – Federal judge dismisses case; appeal expected

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By Travers Mackel

NEW ORLEANS —A video obtained by the WDSU I-Team shows what happened when several New Orleans police officers deployed Tasers and then fatally shot a man inside his home in April 2010.

The I-Team first reported on the existence of the video recordings late last year. At the time, they were under seal by order of a federal judge overseeing a wrongful death case filed by the family of Brian Harris.

That seal was lifted late Friday when Judge Sarah Vance dismissed the case, finding “the use of deadly force objectively reasonable” and citing legal precedent.

The attorney who filed the lawsuit said he would appeal that finding.

On April 10, 2010, Harris was fatally shot by NOPD officers in his bedroom in the 7700 block of Allison Road in New Orleans East.

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