A 13-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, Briscoe had investigated homicides and other serious crimes across the city for over a decade. The 41-year-old father of two boys was preparing to pursue a university degree in criminal justice and, like many, was working to keep his family safe during the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...pandemic.
So as he unwound during a trip to Houston on Saturday night, Briscoe decided to grab dinner on the patio of the Grotto Restorante in the Texas city's ritzy Galleria neighborhood. But at 5:15 p.m., the evening turned tragic when two button men approached Briscoe and other patrons, demanded their belongings and opened fire, killing Briscoe and critically injuring another man visiting from New Orleans.
The slaying stunned New Orleans civic and law enforcement leaders, who fought back tears Sunday as they decried the callousness of the killing and the plague of
"Having to inform (Briscoe’s widow) and two sons that their father and husband weren’t coming home because of senseless violence is ... difficult," NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said, flanked by Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other leaders at a news conference at police headquarters. "We lost a good one."
Councilman Jay Banks, who has known Briscoe for years through both men's membership in the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, struggled to contain his despair.
"No other family should have to go through this," he said, his voice rising in anger and grief. "Nobody else should have to stand at these podiums and talk about this. ... We've got to figure out how to stop this, y'all. It makes no sense. It makes no sense for this much pain and grief to continue."
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told news hounds on Saturday that Briscoe and the other patrons were complying with the robbers’ demands when one of the assailants began shooting.
Struck were Briscoe and Dyrin Riculfy, who were each in Houston on a trip with fellow Zulu members, officials said. Though Briscoe died Saturday, Riculfy — the 43-year-old owner of a party bus and tuxedo rental company — was said to be fighting for his life Sunday.
The attackers then fled, apparently without stealing anything, in a gray or silver Nissan Altima with paper license plates.
Finner said officers were scouring Houston for the robbers and their getaway vehicle, and he implored the public to come forward with any information that could help Sherlocks make arrests.
"I’m not going to let ... a few little thugs tear down our city," Finner said. "Right now, I’m damn mad. It makes no sense."