New Orleans officer killed while intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, authorities said.Cpl. Ma... Posted: Feb 27, 2021 4:40 PM Updated: Feb 27, 2021 6:30 PM Posted By: CNN A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, authorities said. Cpl. Martinus Mitchum was a Tulane University police officer and a reserve officer for the Second City Court, New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said. 'Corporal Mitchum was a dedicated police professional who had a heart of service for the Tulane community,' Tulane University and its police department said in a joint statement on Saturday. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and with all the fellow officers with whom he served.'