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NOPD arrests 4 suspects after shootout with police

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Members of NOPD SWAT set up near an elementary school after four suspects got into a shootout with police. Members of NOPD SWAT set up near an elementary school after four suspects got into a shootout with police.
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WAFB) -

Police have arrested the fourth and final man they were looking for after a shootout with authorities in which the suspects ran toward a school.

The New Orleans Police Department evacuated Medard Nelson Elementary School in Gentilly while officers chased after the four armed men.

It all started when one of the men fired shots at an officer and a chase followed.

Two of the suspects jumped the fence at the school, but third was unable to.

Officers arrested them and recovered a semi-automatic handgun.

Meanwhile, parents stood by stunned and afraid.

NOPD reported no one was hurt.

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