11 inmates escape New Orleans jail, 10 still on run
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The New Orleans Coroner's Office has identified two men killed in separate shootings earlier this week. The deaths of Dave Jefferson and Antonio Rainey, both 45, have been classified as homicides and the investigation into their deaths is ongoing.
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.
The Washington Post found that NOPD "secretly relied" on AI-equipped facial recognition cameras. But the use of such technology contrasts with guidelines in a 2022 city ordinance.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.