Two Abbeville Men Arrested in January Drive-by Shooting
20-year-old Tyshawn Charlot and 23-year-old Donald Briggs III - both of Abbeville - have been arrested for their alleged roles in a drive-by shooting that happened on January 5, 2021.
In a press release, Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon says the pair each face a charge of Attempted First Degree Murder. Sheriff Couvillon says deputies then searched separate homes within the city of Abbeville and found firearms, including a stolen shotgun.
The two men now sit in the Vermilion Parish Correction Center.
Sheriff Couvillon says there may be more arrests as the investigation continues.
Two Abbeville men accused of attempted murder
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Firearms, including a stolen shotgun, were recovered, following the search of two separate homes in the City of Abbeville on January 21, 2021.
and last updated 2021-01-22 18:54:07-05
VERMILION PARISH, La. - Two Abbevill men were arrested for attempted murder following a drive-by shooting on January 5, 2021, according to Sheriff Mike Couvillon.
Tyshawn Charlot , 20, and Donald Briggs III, 24, both of Abbeville, were arrested on January 21, 2021, on warrants for attempted first degree murder.
Investigators say shots were fired into an occupied vehicle, but no one was hit.
Both Briggs and Charlot were arrested without incident by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff s Office Narcotics Task Force and Abbeville Police Department.