Ronald Madison , a 40-year - old mentally retarded man , was shot on September 4 , 2005 . Howell said police , in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina , failed to properly investigate the fatal shooting and are now trying to put everything behind them . ` His death sparked a police investigation . In 2006 , a witness to CNN gave his accounting of the shooting . He said he was unarmed and was shot in the head .
Ronald Madison , a 40-year - old mentally retarded man , was shot on September 4 , 2005 . His death sparked a police investigation . In 2006 , a witness to CNN gave his accounting of the shooting . He said he was unarmed and was shot in the head .