The New Orleans Police Department called a SWAT roll in the Fifth District Saturday afternoon, after a subject barricaded himself inside his home.
Fifth District officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1400 block of St. Anthony Street around 2:40 p.m.
When officers arrived, they learned a lone male subject had fired shots with a .22 caliber handgun into the ground and into a hot water heater at an adjacent house under construction. No one was injured during the incident.
After officers arrived, the subject retreated into the home and refused to come out. This prompted officers on scene to call for the SWAT team.
After about an hour, the subject surrendered without further incident.
A search warrant was obtained for the residence and additional ammunition for the weapon was recovered.
The subject was taken for medical evaluation and will face a charge for illegally discharge of a weapon.