A man was arrested Sunday in New Orleans after allegedly escaping from his handcuffs and fatally shooting a veteran police officer on Saturday morning.
Officer Daryle Holloway, 46, was bringing Travis Boys, 33, to the New Orleans city jail when Boys escaped from his handcuffs, stole the officer's handgun, and shot him in the head, police spokesman Tyler Gamble said.
The police car then crashed into a utility pole and the suspect fled the vehicle on foot while armed, triggering a manhunt.
According to Gamble, Holloway was brought to a nearby hospital where he died at 9 a.m. local time, about half an hour after he was first shot.
Boys had been arrested on an aggregate assault charge. It remains unclear how he managed to break free of his handcuffs and steal Holloway's weapon, though it is apparent that the officer put up a fight before being shot, the Times-Picayune reported.
The department said on its Facebook page Sunday that Boys had been caught.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Sunday praised the city's law enforcement for capturing Boys.
Thank you NOPD, law enforcement partners & public for help capturing Travis Boys for murder of Ofcr Daryle Holloway.
Authorities had placed a $10,000 reward on information leading to his arrest.
@CrimestopperGNO offers $10k cash reward for info leading to Travis Boys arrest for murder of @NOPDNews Officer
Holloway was in the service for 22 years and leaves behind a wife and three children. Mayor Landrieu mourned his passing in a statement, calling him "one of our city's finest."
The heart and soul of #NewOrleans is heavy today as we mourn one of our city’s finest, NOPD Officer Daryle Holloway: http://t.co/xuA0vzmviP
"This despicable, cowardly act represents the lowest of the low," Landrieu wrote. "Killing an officer in the line of duty is an attack on our community that will not stand.
"We will bring together every law enforcement resource at our disposal to find, capture and prosecute the person for this heinous crime," the mayor said.
Superintendent Harrison called Holloway a dedicated police officer who "will be deeply missed by all who knew him."
BuzzFeed News has contacted the NOPD for further information.