NEWPORT — Chief Travis Bingham reports that the Newport Police Department is investigating after multiple reports of shots fired at Gardner Park yesterday evening.
At 7:28 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, Newport Police were dispatched to Gardner Park after a report that multiple shots had been fired in the area. Upon arrival, officers initiated an on-scene investigation through which they learned that a witness had heard several shots. The witness also reported seeing two vehicles — a sedan and a truck — fleeing the area.
Newport Police did not encounter anyone who had been injured as a result of the shooting.
Officers spoke with additional witnesses in the area, who also reported hearing multiple shots fired, and conducted an extensive search of the park and surrounding area. Officers subsequently located 12 .40 caliber shell casings near a fence at the park.
Newport Police are seeking a male in his 20s, who was wearing a gray sweatshirt and had his hair in a bun at the time of the incident, as a person of interest connected to the incident.
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