Police killings
2013-2020

Chris Joseph

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 3/27/2019

Gretna, Jefferson, LA
151 Westbank Expy

Police conducting an undercover investigation arranged to buy drugs from a dealer, police said. The suspect vehicle, a silver Dodge, pulled into the parking lot about 10:20 p.m. with Chris Joseph behind the wheel and Daviri Robertson in the passenger seat. Police boxed in the car with two pickup trucks, a blue Dodge Ram 4x4 and a black Ford F-150. Four officers got out of the trucks and approached the car to arrest the suspects, and Joseph reportedly put the vehicle in reverse, hitting an officer. Two officers shot into the vehicle, killing Joseph and Robertson. One of the bullets traveled through the car windows and hit another officer in the abdomen.