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| Police arrest man suspected of killing New Orleans police officer | Police arrest man suspected of killing New Orleans police officer |
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| Police in New Orleans said on Sunday they had arrested a suspect they believe managed to slip into the front seat of a police vehicle while handcuffed and shoot the police officer who was transporting him to jail. | Police in New Orleans said on Sunday they had arrested a suspect they believe managed to slip into the front seat of a police vehicle while handcuffed and shoot the police officer who was transporting him to jail. |
| The New Orleans police department, in brief announcements on social media, announced the arrest on Sunday morning of 33-year-old Travis Boys. The arrest followed a 24-hour manhunt for Boys, who escaped from the vehicle after allegedly shooting and killing officer Daryle Holloway. | |
| Holloway, 45, had been a member of the NOPD since 1992. He was the father of three children. | Holloway, 45, had been a member of the NOPD since 1992. He was the father of three children. |
| Boys was under arrest on an aggravated assault charge at the time of the shooting. It was unclear how he allegedly obtained a weapon, worked his handcuffed wrists from behind his back and got through a barrier that separated him from the front seat. | Boys was under arrest on an aggravated assault charge at the time of the shooting. It was unclear how he allegedly obtained a weapon, worked his handcuffed wrists from behind his back and got through a barrier that separated him from the front seat. |
| Police superintendent Michael Harrison and Mayor Mitch Landrieu were to hold a press conference later on Sunday to provide further details on the investigation into the killing. | Police superintendent Michael Harrison and Mayor Mitch Landrieu were to hold a press conference later on Sunday to provide further details on the investigation into the killing. |
| Harrison said he met two of Holloway’s children and Holloway’s former wife at the hospital after he died. | Harrison said he met two of Holloway’s children and Holloway’s former wife at the hospital after he died. |
| “As a new chief, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” said Harrison, who became chief last year. | “As a new chief, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” said Harrison, who became chief last year. |
| He said he had known Holloway for 23 years and described him as “a great police officer”. | He said he had known Holloway for 23 years and described him as “a great police officer”. |
| Landrieu on Saturday decried the killing as “the lowest of the low” and called on the public to help police with information on Boys’ whereabouts. | Landrieu on Saturday decried the killing as “the lowest of the low” and called on the public to help police with information on Boys’ whereabouts. |
| “Killing an officer in the line of duty is an attack on our community that will not stand,” Landrieu said in a statement. “The heart and soul of New Orleans is heavy today as our community mourns one of our city’s finest.” | “Killing an officer in the line of duty is an attack on our community that will not stand,” Landrieu said in a statement. “The heart and soul of New Orleans is heavy today as our community mourns one of our city’s finest.” |
| The last New Orleans police officer killed in the line of duty was Officer Rodney Thomas on 7 July 2013, according to Gamble. More recently, a Housing Authority police officer, James Bennett Jr, 45, was found shot to death in his patrol car. | The last New Orleans police officer killed in the line of duty was Officer Rodney Thomas on 7 July 2013, according to Gamble. More recently, a Housing Authority police officer, James Bennett Jr, 45, was found shot to death in his patrol car. |