SHREVEPORT, La. — The Shreveport Police Department is highlighting it’s use of drone technology after a drone was used to locate and apprehend a murder suspect inside a home.
The department released video from a drone that was flown into a house to search for a suspect. The footage showed the drone navigating the home, a task normally performed by officers on foot.
At a city council administrative meeting tonight, Police Chief Wayne Smith said the technology helped save lives by allowing officers to avoid a potentially dangerous confrontation. Smith said a search of the home by the drone led the suspect to respond and eventually surrender without incident…