French Quarter: --- Residents of French Quarter arrested a partially handicap young man after he began shooting wildly in the neighborhood. At least four persons are injured and were transported to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital on Wednesday evening.The suspect known in French Quarter as Calix Monton is also hospitalized after angry residents allegedly beat him for his actions. "The boys got angry after Calix ran away from one area where he fired the first sets of shots and injured at least three persons and then firing another shot at the nearby restaurant" said one bystander.
However, the gendarmes have stated that the shot gun which was used in the shooting was not recovered. Commandant of the Gendarmerie Stephanne Brunet said the gun disappeared where the citizens arrest was made. The gendarmes also detained the brother of the suspect to see if he was aware of his brother's gun possession. Brunet said they are busy conducting their preliminary investigations to determine exactly what happened and the state of mind of the suspect.
According to several bystanders on Rue Fish-Pot said the suspect who is handicapped is known to be a quiet person but something or someone must have annoyed him and he flipped. It is understood that the suspect began shooting on the road not far away from where he lived and in the vicinity of the scout club. Several residents where the suspect lives said his brother was not at home neither was he in the area when the shooting took place.
It must be noted that even though the incident occurred in the area of the Scout Club, the children attending the club are not injured.
SMN News learnt that Stevie the school bus driver is one the injured persons as well as Gilbert the owner of a local restaurant in the area. The other victims are identified as Francis and Greg.
One bystander said Stevie escaped narrowly as he was in his car at the time of the shooting. The man said when Stevie saw the suspect pointing a gun at him he immediately bend down and accelerated in an effort to escape, but the shooter fired the shot at the back of the car. The bullet it is understood penetrated the back windshield hitting the well known bus driver in his back. Another victim it is said received a shot in his shoulder. Up to press time the exact condition of the victims was unknown.
