Nearly two weeks ago, Lafayette Police were looking for answers after a gun fight erupted on Van Buren Drive near Big Boy store.

Now, a suspect has been arrested and has been charged in connection to an incident that, fortunately, ended with no reported injuries.

Shooting Scene, KATC photo
Shooting Scene, KATC photo
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According to a press release from Lafayette PD, 18-year-old Jeremiah Norris was found and arrested in Lafayette on Tuesday, April 19th, by agents with the United States Marshall Service Violent Offender Task Force. Norris faces the following charges:

  • 2 counts of Principal to Aggravated Criminal Damage to property
  • 1 count of Principal to illegal use of weapons
  • 1 count of principal to Attempted First Degree Murder
Jeremiah Norris, mugshot via LPSO
Jeremiah Norris, mugshot via LPSO
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Norris has been booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.

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