NEW ORLEANS — A day after asking for the public's help in locating a murder suspect considered "armed and dangerous," the New Orleans Police Department announced on Friday the arrest of 31-year-old Erick Garrison in Dallas.
Police suspect Garrison as the perpetrator in a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 32-year-old Brandon Hayward in the 3100 block off St. Roch Avenue on Aug. 3.
On Thursday, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Garrison on one count of second-degree murder.
According to police, the capture was a collaborative effort conducted by the NOPD Violent Offender Warrant Squad with U.S. Marshals Task Forces in New Orleans and Dallas.
Garrison is currently being held in Texas as a fugitive.
