Two More Unarmed Young Black Men Have Been Shot by Police Since Michael Brown's Death

On Monday, a New Orleans Police Department officer who was responding to the sound of gunshots was involved in an altercation with a suspect. Working from a preliminary police report, The Times-Picayune noted that the injured officer was taken to the hospital. What the police failed to disclose from the start—and what the same reporter revealed yesterday—is that the gunshots heard by the police were fired by the police.

Armand Bennett, 26, and his brother were driving in an upscale New Orleans neighborhood when an officer recognized the vehicle. Due to Bennett's outstanding misdemeanor warrants, the two officers drew their weapons and engaged in a felony stop, according to reports. One of the officers then shot Bennett, who is black, in the head, sending him to the hospital, where he is in serious condition. He was unarmed.