Ronald Curtis Madison, age 40

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Lost to gun violence on September 4, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo sources:

The Independent: Five New Orleans cops to face fresh trial over notorious shooting of unarmed black men in Katrina aftermath
Sep 13: NPR.org: What Happened on New Orleans' Danziger Bridge?
Aug 18: Shots on the bridge: Inside a post-Katrina police massacre

News sources:

Renée Ater: list of unarmed black people killed by police — On Monuments — Renée Ater

Also killed was:

James B. Brissette Jr., age 17

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