Body camera video shows shootout between murder suspect and NOPD
Nov 26, 2024
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department has released footage from the body–worn cameras that show a shootout between police and a murder suspect.
The man at the center of the Oct. 5 shooting was wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred earlier in the day on Louisa Street, just a block away from where officers found him.
While executing the second-degree murder warrant that evening, New Orleans police officers were met with gunfire.
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The body camera video shows the alleged shooter, 36-year-old Devin Green, ignoring officers' commands to exit the house on North Tonti Street.
“He steps out and just opens fire on the officers,” said NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.
Once the shots were fired, some officers retreated to the rear of the home while three officers returned fire.
“Their tactics were excellent,” said Kirkpatrick. “They did what they train officers to do. They remained in cover.”
The video also shows an officer assisting Green's mother and brother who exited the house before the gunfight.
Following a nine-hour standoff and with the assistance of NOPD's SWAT team, police say Green surrendered.
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No one was injured despite the recovery of 15 spent shell casings that investigators say were fired from Green's rifle.
“They were courageous, they were steady, they were strong and they did what they had to do,” Kirkpatrick said. “I'm just so grateful that they're safe. I'm grateful that the suspect himself was not injured.”
Green was arrested on multiple charges, including attempted second-degree murder of an officer and the initial second-degree murder charge.
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