Justin Sipp

How they died

Deadly force

Two New Orleans policemen were shot early Thursday morning during a traffic stop. One suspect was dead at the scene, while another one was injured and in custody, according to Officer Garry Flot, a department spokesman. An officer conducted a "proactive" traffic stop at 5:30 a.m., Flot said. Backup arrived on the scene at 5:38 a.m. Seven minutes later the officers notified dispatchers about the gunplay.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Justin Sipp, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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