Two Slidell men are in jail after carelessly firing two guns into the air, as part of an Independence Day celebration.
On Tuesday, July 5, Slidell Police responded to a report of two men walking down the 800 block of N. Pine Street, while aimlessly firing guns into the air.
One block from the shooting, responding officers witnessed two men with guns run into a nearby house. As officers surrounded the residence, both suspects surrendered and exited the house.
The two men were identified as 30 YO Harrison Triggs and 25 YO Deontrayle Dortch, both of Slidell.
Triggs and Dortch admitted to their role in firing the weapons, and stated they were celebrating Independence Day.
Officers were also able to recover the two firearms used during the shooting, which were a 9mm Taurus and a .45 caliber Hi-point. Officers located over twenty shell casings from the street, as well as surveillance video of the incident.
Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal praised his officers for their quick response and arrest of the two suspects. He said in less than three minutes, they had officers on the scene looking for these individuals. Fandal added that firing bullets into the air has proven to be deadly, what goes up, must come down but thankfully, no one was injured during this incident.
