NEW ORLEANS — The man that barricaded himself and his infant child inside a home near Pontchartrain Park has surrendered to authorities after 16 hours of negotiations, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Police say the suspect surrendered around 11:36 a.m. in the 5400 block of Seminary Place. The nine-month-old child was not harmed during the incident and was given to his mother.
The man was taken to the hospital for mental health evaluation.
Police said the initial call about the man threatening to harm himself came in at 6:45 PM last night from someone who knows the man and called 911. SWAT was called in at 2:19 a.m.
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