OPELOUSAS, La. — Two people have been arrested in connection with a disturbance on Bernice Street this weekend.
Opelousas Police were called to the 900 block of Bernice Saturday afternoon, to investigate reports of a disturbance at an apartment there.
Police found that several women were involved in a disturbance, and during the argument a woman fired a gun. Nobody was injured, but the person who allegedly fired the shot was still in the apartment. Police evacuated nearby people, and tried to talk to the woman, who reportedly had locked herself in a room.
Officers called in SWAT, but they found surveillance video showing the woman had left via a rear door while they were doing that.
Since then, police have arrested Breanna Lafountain and booked her with obstruction of justice, and arrested Nyia Williams on multiple charges.
Williams was booked with illegal use of weapons, resisting an officer, obstruction of justice and simple criminal damage to property.
The investigation is continuing, and more details may be released.
Anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact the Opelousas Police Department at (337) 948-2500 or Crime Stoppers at (337) 948-TIPS. All callers may remain anonymous
Here's our original story:
A gunshot fired during an altercation on Bernice Street led to Opelousas SWAT setting a perimeter around the home.
Police responded to a disturbance on the 900 block of Bernice Street Saturday afternoon. Multiple women were involved in an altercation, when an unidentified woman fired a single gunshot for reasons that are unclear at this time.
Police said the woman was inside the home when she fired the shot. Afterwards, she locked herself into a room inside the house.
Officers were able to safely evacuate the other occupants of the house before securing a perimeter around the home and requesting the assistance of OPD SWAT.
While reviewing surveillance footage, police found that the woman had left the home through the rear door while they were evacuating the other occupants.
No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident, but with limited information provided by witnesses, the incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to call Opelousas Police at 337-948-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 337-948-TIPS (8477).
