Fugitive arrested uptown after police raid in New Orleans | Crime/Police

A fugitive wanted in connection with an assault and home invasion reported this summer was arrested Wednesday in Uptown after New Orleans Police Department officers and U.S. Marshals found him hiding under a house, officials said.

Michael Brooks, 41, was arrested and will be booked into the New Orleans jail on charges of aggravated assault by shooting and home invasion robbery after being treated at a local hospital for injuries sustained during his arrest, police said.

New Orleans police accuse Brooks of pistol-whipping a person and forcing his way into the victim’s home near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Lasalle Street in August. The gun fired accidentally, hitting the victim in the neck, police said.

NOPD officers and U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest Brooks Wednesday morning in the 6000 block of Baronne Street as he fled on foot. New Orleans police said a drone was deployed to the area around 11:20 a.m. to assist in the search

Emergency crews searched the front yard for Brooks before arresting him shortly after noon, witnesses at the scene said. According to police, he was found hiding under a home in the 2800 block of Baronne Street.

As of 12:50 p.m., three NOPD cars with flashing lights blocked the intersection of Baronne Street and Washington Avenue. Police continued to investigate the scene, with NOPD squads entering the alley between two houses for unknown reasons. Around 1 p.m., a long line of NOPD cars was parked along Washington Avenue.