LAFAYETTE, La. — One arrest has been made after shooting someone multiple times Sunday morning in Lafayette.
Lafayette Police Department was called to Staten Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday for a shooting in progress. There, officers found one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. That person was taken to a local hospital, where police say they are in stable condition.
Officers also found and detained one person who was on the scene. Demontre Robertson, 35, of Houston, TX was arrested after getting into a physical altercation with family members, which led to him pulling out a firearm and shooting one person multiple times. Robertson was booked into Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, facing the following charges:
- One count of attempted second-degree murder
- One count illegal use of weapons/dangerous instrumentalities.
Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact LPD or Lafayette Crime Stopper a;t 337-232-TIPS (8477).
