Suspect surrenders after Washington Avenue SWAT roll

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officers with the New Orleans Police Department were on the scene of a SWAT roll on Thursday, July 25.

The NOPD reported a man, identified by police as Brandon Laurant, barricaded himself inside a home in the 1800 block of Washington Avenue while a U.S. Marshals Task Force was serving a warrant around 1:21 p.m.

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NOPD officials said the warrant was related to “an attempted murder incident in Jefferson Parish.”

Laurant reportedly surrendered to police around 3:10 p.m. He was arrested and faces charges of attempted murder, flight from an officer, aggravated criminal damage to property, theft and felony drug and weapon violations.

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According to the NOPD, two additional people were found inside the home, and an “investigation is ongoing regarding these subjects’ involvement.”

This is a developing story. Stay with WGNO as we learn more.

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