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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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| New Orleans police superintendent Michael Harrison said on Sunday that a man believed to have shot and killed a police officer was arrested after he was seen boarding a city bus. | |
| Harrison said 33-year-old Travis Boys had broken handcuffs on his wrist when he was arrested on Sunday morning and taken to a hospital for treatment for apparent dehydration. | Harrison said 33-year-old Travis Boys had broken handcuffs on his wrist when he was arrested on Sunday morning and taken to a hospital for treatment for apparent dehydration. |
| He said Boys would be booked with first-degree murder of a police officer, aggravated escape and illegal possession of a firearm – and the aggravated assault charge on which he originally was arrested. | He said Boys would be booked with first-degree murder of a police officer, aggravated escape and illegal possession of a firearm – and the aggravated assault charge on which he originally was arrested. |
| Boys was captured after a 24-hour manhunt. At one point during the search, Boys crashed a pickup truck into a house but then managed to flee. | Boys was captured after a 24-hour manhunt. At one point during the search, Boys crashed a pickup truck into a house but then managed to flee. |
| Boys escaped from a police 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. | Boys escaped from a police 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. |
| It was unclear how Boys allegedly obtained a weapon, worked his handcuffed wrists from behind his back and got through a barrier that separated him from the front seat before shooting Holloway. | It was unclear how Boys allegedly obtained a weapon, worked his handcuffed wrists from behind his back and got through a barrier that separated him from the front seat before shooting Holloway. |
| Police superintendent Harrison said he met two of Holloway’s children and Holloway’s former wife at the hospital after he died. | Police superintendent 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. He said he had known Holloway for 23 years and described him as “a great police officer”. | “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”. |
| Mayor Mitch 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. | Mayor Mitch 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. |