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• Louisiana: Vernell Brown Jr., police officer struck by car, has died

  Veteran New Orleans police officer Vernell Brown Jr., who had been in a coma for five days since he was struck by a car on U.S. 90, died Friday (July 17). Police Department spokesman Tyler Gamble said funeral arrangements were pending.