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Suspect accused of shooting New Orleans' WWOZ DJ's husband has been arrested

Suspect accused of shooting New Orleans' WWOZ DJ's husband has been arrested
ANDROID DEVICES. 503 NOW A GENTILLY FAMILY GETS A BIT OF JUSTICE. THIS AFTER THE NOPD ARRESTED 28 YEAR OLD TYRON WILKES MONTHS AFTER A HOME INVASION, WILKES IS BEING CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER AFTER POLICE SAY HE SHOT THE HUSBAND OF A LOCAL DEEJAY. WDSU REPORTER ARIELLE BRUMFIELD IS LIVE AFTER TALKING WITH NOPD ABOUT HOW HELPFUL THE COMMUNITY WAS IN THIS INVESTIGATION. ARIELLE. WELL, NOPD SAYS THEY RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS TIP REGARDING THE HOME INVASION AND THEY ARE GLAD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFYING WILKES AND THEN ARRESTING HIM. BUT THEY SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT OVER JUST YET. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW NOPD, SAYS WILKES SHOT JOE COOPER MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO GET INTO HIS HOME. HE APPROACHED THE HOME FIRST, CLAIMING TO BE LOOKING FOR A PACKAGE, BUT THEN RETURNED ARMED AND OPD CONFIRMED. WILKES TARGETED THE COOPER HOME AND DO NOT BELIEVE HE WAS ALONE. NOPD SAID THEY RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORS AND VIDEO THAT HELPED IDENTIFY WILKES POLICE WORK COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY’S INVOLVEMENT. WE NEED THE COMMUNITY AS THE COMMUNITY NEEDS US. WE NEED THEM TO HELP US SOLVE CASES. AND AGAIN, WILKES WAS FACING CHARGES FOR SECOND DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER. LIVE IN GENTILLY
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Suspect accused of shooting New Orleans' WWOZ DJ's husband has been arrested
New Orleans police have announced the arrest of a suspect who is being accused of shooting a New Orleans deejay's husband back in May. Tyrin Wiltz, 28, has been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion that led to the shooting of WWOZ's Leslie Cooper's husband, Joe, on the 4400 block of St. Roch Street Wiltz is facing charges of attempted second degree murder, and NOPD confirmed more charges could follow. Lt. Ernest Luster said he doesn't believe Wiltz acted alone and believes the invasion was targeted. "I promised Mrs. Cooper we would work hard to find her husband's offender and I personally contracted her myself to let her know we would bring closure to this case," Luster said. "The New Orleans Police Department is dedicated to the citizens of this city and we won't stop until all the crimes are solved." Luster confirmed this is an ongoing investigation, and but thanked the community for the tips to help push this investigation forward. Leslie said during the afternoon on May 23, there was a knock on her door. The person at the door said they were looking for a package. Leslie said her husband, Joe, answered the door. He was then shot trying to keep the person from entering their home. "He was shot in the right lung twice in one leg and one in the other he has a liver laceration," said Leslie. Wiltz was arrested on Wednesday after barricading himself in a Slidell apartment complex on 301 Spartan Drive. He barricaded himself after police attempted to arrest him, and barricaded himself with his girlfriend and two young children. Witlz released his girlfriend and the children and eventually surrendered after negotiating with the SWAT team.No shots were fired during the arrest, and no injuries were reported, according to Slidell police.

New Orleans police have announced the arrest of a suspect who is being accused of shooting a New Orleans deejay's husband back in May.

Tyrin Wiltz, 28, has been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion that led to the shooting of WWOZ's Leslie Cooper's husband, Joe, on the 4400 block of St. Roch Street

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Wiltz is facing charges of attempted second degree murder, and NOPD confirmed more charges could follow.

Lt. Ernest Luster said he doesn't believe Wiltz acted alone and believes the invasion was targeted.

"I promised Mrs. Cooper we would work hard to find her husband's offender and I personally contracted her myself to let her know we would bring closure to this case," Luster said.

"The New Orleans Police Department is dedicated to the citizens of this city and we won't stop until all the crimes are solved."

Luster confirmed this is an ongoing investigation, and but thanked the community for the tips to help push this investigation forward.

Leslie said during the afternoon on May 23, there was a knock on her door. The person at the door said they were looking for a package.

Leslie said her husband, Joe, answered the door. He was then shot trying to keep the person from entering their home.

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"He was shot in the right lung twice in one leg and one in the other he has a liver laceration," said Leslie.

Wiltz was arrested on Wednesday after barricading himself in a Slidell apartment complex on 301 Spartan Drive.

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He barricaded himself after police attempted to arrest him, and barricaded himself with his girlfriend and two young children.

Witlz released his girlfriend and the children and eventually surrendered after negotiating with the SWAT team.

No shots were fired during the arrest, and no injuries were reported, according to Slidell police.