Fight on Soualiga Road leads to shooting incident

The Central Police Dispatch received a call early Monday morning of an ongoing fight on the Soualiga Road. The Patrols were dispatched and were informed that the persons involved in the altercation had already left the scene. Shortly after 1 am the patrols were dispatched to the SMMC where shots were fired, seemingly as a result of the earlier altercation. The witnesses gave descriptions of the assailants which led to the intense search of the surrounding areas. Shortly after persons fitting the descriptions given were seen in the area of the L. B. Scott Road.

The patrols responded swiftly and a chase ensued whereby one male suspect was apprehended. A gun was also confiscated during this arrest. The detective department is busy investigating this matter further.