The former NOPD officer who passed away at his Slidell-area home died of complications from a cerebral gunshot wound he sustained on the job in 2020 according to St. Tammany Coroner Dr. Charles Preston.
34 YO Trevor Abney sustained the injury while working for the New Orleans Police Department on Oct. 30, 2020.
The injury was such that Abney was unable to return to work, and his death was a long-term result of the gunshot.
Abney, a seven-year veteran of the NOPD and Slidell native, was patrolling the French Quarter when police say he was shot by a man riding in the back of a pedicab in 2020.
Preston ruled the manner of death as a homicide, and the cause of death complications from a cerebral gunshot wound.
Donnell Hassell allegedly opened fire on the officers and was arrested near the scene of the shooting. Court records show the 47 YO Hassell is awaiting trial on two counts of attempted first-degree murder. Hassell has entered dual pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
