A man wanted for murder in Honduras was apprehended by police in Kenner, Louisiana, on Friday, August 22, following an “intense standoff” with officials, according to the US Border Patrol.

During a standoff in Louisiana, police used a robot to help arrest a man wanted in connection to a killing in his home country.

Honduran national Elviss Caballero-Zuniga, who had been wanted on a murder charge, was apprehended by police with help from a robot drone in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, authorities said.

The 53-year-old man's arrest took place on Friday, Aug. 22, following an "intense standoff" with officials, the U.S. Border Patrol reported.

The Kenner Police Department, the agency that handled the arrest, said Caballero-Zuniga surrendered to a SWAT robot and drone team after authorities "breached the front door using the armored vehicle's 'boom.'"

Robot assists in arrest of Honduran man wanted for murder

Photos released by U.S. Border Patrol show agents helping escorting the suspect into a patrol car after his surrender.

"Due to new technology, training, and equipment, this mission was a complete success, and our federal partners have this assassin in custody," the police department posted in its release.

It was not immediately known whether the suspect had obtained an attorney in the case and police did not elaborate on the murder charge or say who he is accused of killing. Border Patrol said Aug. 27 the man was in custody and facing a felony charge of illegal re-entry into the United States.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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