Gulfport Police charge two more in New Year’s Eve shooting case
Gulfport Police have made two more arrests in relation to the New Year’s Eve shooting in Gaston Point that left four dead.
Last week, police arrested Isavian O’Terry Rayshun Preston, 23 on charges of 1st Degree Murder and 2nd Degree Murder. Preston is in Harrison County jail with no bond.
On Wednesday, police arrested Latavion Devon Bland, 20, on charges of 2nd Degree Murder, Shooting Into a Dwelling, and three counts of Aggravated Assault. Bland also is in Harrison County jail under no bond.
Two arrests make six now charged in connection with the New Year’s Eve incident.
The others already charged are:
On January 25:
- 23-year-old Breanna Necole Riley; charged her with one count of Hindering the Prosecution or Apprehension of Another for Conduct Constituting a Felony.
On January 7:
- 23-year-old Mario Clark; charged with one count of Second Degree Murder and two counts of Shooting into a Dwelling
- 18-year-old Vincent Jaquan Armstrong; charged with one count of Second Degree Murder and two counts of Shooting into a Dwelling
- 26-year-old Khalid Williams; charged with one count of Second Degree Murder, two counts of Shooting into a Dwelling, and one count of Possession of a Weapon After a Felony Conviction
Gulfport Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 1200 block of Lewis Avenue on December 31, 2021
A crowd had gathered for a New Years Eve party, where a physical confrontation escalated into shots being fired by multiple individuals.
Officers on scene found six men and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Aubrey Lewis, Corey Dubose, Cedrick McCord, and Nathaniel Harris all succumbed to their injuries. Two men and one woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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