New Orleans , Louisiana ( CNN ) -- Four New Orleans police officers accused of killing two men after Hurricane Katrina are scheduled to appear in federal courtrooms Friday . The officers are charged with multiple counts of conspiracy , weapons and civil rights violations in connection with the well-publicized 2005 shootings in the infamous Danziger Bridge incident . The hearings Friday will determine whether the officers will be held in jail until the trial , according to court documents . Three of the officers -- Kenneth Bowen , Robert Gisevius and Anthony Villavaso -- are scheduled to have their morning hearings in a federal court in New Orleans . The fourth officer , Robert Faulcon , is scheduled to have his afternoon hearing in a Houston , Texas , courtroom . The shootings occurred at the bridge on September 4 , 2005 , six days after Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast . An indictment alleges that two separate shootings at the bridge resulted in the deaths of a teenager and a 40-year-old disabled man . The indictment contends the four officers opened fire , killing 19-year-old James Brissette . Minutes later , Faulcon allegedly shot and killed 40-year-old Ronald Madison . The indictment also says police supervisors Arthur Kaufman and Gerard Dugue helped the other officers to obstruct justice during the subsequent investigations . An earlier investigation launched by the local district attorney resulted in charges but no convictions . Federal prosecutors then moved in and launched a new investigation . The officers could face the death penalty if convicted , but prosecutors have said in the past that they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty .
The four officers face charges in post-Katrina shootings . The Friday hearings will determine whether they will remain in jail until trial . The shootings occurred on Danziger Bridge in 2005 .