A Louisiana state trooper whom passed away in a single-car crash simply hours he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest after he was told.
State Police officials and loved ones mourned Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth under tight protection at solutions that marked the turn that is latest into the long-simmering in-custody death situation of Ronald Greene, which includes prompted a federal civil-rights probe and increasing requires authorities to discharge body-camera video.