# Former officer accused of New Orleans mass shooting plot quietly released

https://mins.news/en/item/20869

- CNN, 2026-08-13 06:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/us/gillum-jazz-fest-plot-released?Date=20260813&Profile=CNN

> A former law enforcement officer accused of planning a mass shooting targeting Black people at a New Orleans festival was quietly released this summer after a grand jury found insufficient evidence to charge him with a crime.

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