Former officer accused of plotting New Orleans festival mass shooting released after charges refused
To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app. Example video title will go here for this video NEW ORLEANS — A former law enforcement officer accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival was quietly released from custody after prosecutors declined to pursue the case, according to court records and The Associated Press. Christopher Gillum, 45, was released after a Louisiana grand jury declined to indict him on a state terrorizing charge. Court records show the state refused the charge July 1. Gillum had been held without bond at a New Orleans jail after he was extradited to New Orleans from Florida and booked on the felony charge.