On January 26, 2016, a DEA task force executed a warrant at a Douglas Street residence in New Orleans’ Holy Cross neighborhood. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detective Stephen Christopher Arnold, 35, was the first officer to enter the home. Gunfire erupted from a bedroom; Arnold was struck five times, with wounds to his neck, torso, and arm.

Arnold survived the initial injuries but required constant medical care for the next five years. He died on May 23, 2021, at age 40, of the wounds he had sustained in that raid. Jarvis Hardy was apprehended at the scene; investigators found narcotics and firearms inside the home. Hardy later said he fired because he believed he was being robbed and was charged with attempted first-degree murder and multiple drug and gun offenses. In August 2018 Hardy pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges and received a 35-year federal prison sentence.