WBRZ - Baton Rouge

New Orleans police say a Gretna police detective was killed in a brawl while off duty in the French
Quarter.

Brett Thomas was killed in a fight in the 400 block of Bourbon Street around 4 a.m. Sunday.

New Orleans police responded to a report of a fight and found Thomas lying on the ground unconscious.

Detectives say Thomas and friends had been in an argument with a group of men that escalated
to a physical fight.

Police said the men involved in the fight fled the scene.

Deputy Gretna Police Chief Anthony Christiana said Thomas, a seven-year veteran of the department, was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division.