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Standoff with NOPD SWAT Team ends peacefully Tuesday Morning

NOPD SWAT Team stands down after Treme standoff

New Orleans, La.- A standoff between a person barricaded inside a home in the 1600 block of North Galvez Street has ended peacefully.

Officers were called to the home before 1 a.m. where the unidentified suspect had barricaded themself inside the home.

The NOPD SWAT team was called and after several hours of negotiation, the person surrendered without incident shortly after 5 a.m.

The suspect was taken into custody and no injuries have been reported in this incident.