Suspected New Orleans Cop-Killer Arrested, Officials Confirm

Travis Boys, 33, the suspect wanted in the killing of New Orleans Police Officer Daryle Holloway, was arrested in the 9th Ward Sunday morning.

Yet, the details of the shooting death of veteran officer Daryle Holloway, 45, continue to allude investigators. According to officials, Officer Holloway was not the arresting officer, but was transporting Boys to jail when the shooting occurred. The suspect was somehow able to get to a gun when he was handcuffed behind his back, and was also able to get through the caged barrier that separated him from the front seat in the patrol car.

Holloway had been a member of the New Orleans Police Department since 1992, and was the father of three children. The New Orleans Crimestoppers organization announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to Boys’ arrest.

“As a new chief, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” Police Chief Michael Harrison said after meeting with two of Holloway’s children and his ex-wife. Harrison, who just became chief last year, said he had known Holloway for 23 years and described him as “a great police officer.”

Mr. Gamble said police are still trying to determine what weapon Boys used and how he obtained it, but do not believe Boys used the officer’s gun.

The last New Orleans Police Department officer killed in the line of duty was Officer Rodney Thomas on July 7, 2013, according to police spokesman Tyler Gamble. But even more recently, a Housing Authority police officer, James Bennett Jr., 45, was found shot to death in his patrol car.