Expert report sheds new light on Marigny Shooting

wwltv.com

Posted on May 21, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Katie Moore / Eyewitness News Email: kmoore@wwltv.com | Twitter: @katiecmoore

NEWORLEANS-- When the Orleans Parish District Attorney declined to prosecute Marigny resident Merritt Landry for shooting a teen who was on his property, the case against Landry became a public record.

That case file sheds new light on the evidence grand jurors possibly weighed last March when they couldnt reach a decision whether to indict or clear Landry of the shooting.

Fourteen-year-old Marshall Coulter was shot in the head with a single gunshot when Landry said he believed Coulter was trying to break into his house last July just before 2 a.m.

"34s, code 2. 735 Mandeville. 735 Mandeville," an NOPD dispatcher is heard saying on the departments radio system the night of the shooting, indicating a shooting at Landrys Marigny home.

It was the first time New Orleans Police detectives heard about the Marigny shooting. Landry had called 911 to report it.

Complainant shot male in his front yard, the dispatcher says.

Officers respond saying theyre headed to 735 Mandeville Street. Landrys 911 call is also included in the case file.

Read the original here:
Expert report sheds new light on Marigny Shooting