NEW ORLEANS — A police standoff with an armed man in the Fairgrounds neighborhood ended Monday afternoon without any injuries, according to police.
Police arrested 36-year-old Noble Thomas after an hours-long standoff.
The standoff started after New Orleans police went to investigate a possible shooting in the 1800 block of N. Dupre Street. According to police, officers found the Thomas inside a home, but he refused to come out.
Around 11:30 a.m., police heard a gunshot from inside the home and called in a SWAT unit. Officers also evacuated a nearby home and apartment.
Around 4:30 p.m., police say Thomas fled the apartment building. He was arrested near the intersection of Mandeville and N. Johnson Streets.
Thomas was booked with one count of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated criminal damage to property and one count of illegal use of weapons.
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