Corpus Christi police arrest man in connection with shooting involving car clubs
Detectives with the Corpus Christi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division obtained a warrant for aggravated assault as part of a mass shooting for 21-year-old Sean Taylor, according to a news release published by Corpus Christi Police Department senior officer Jennifer Collier on May 21.
According to the detectives' preliminary investigation, a group of people belonging to different car clubs gathered on May 18 in the 100 block of Shoreline Boulevard when, for unknown reasons, some of them began shooting at each other.
Police responded at about 4:40 a.m. that day to a call at a local hospital in reference to two people who went into a hospital with gunshot wounds after the shooting.
One of those men was an 18-year-old whom police have not identified. The other was Taylor.
Police said earlier that the men were in stable condition after the shooting.
Detectives obtained the warrant for Taylor's arrest because they found that he had shot a gun toward a group of four or more people in an attempt to cause serious bodily injury or death, police said.
A local hospital cleared Taylor, and police arrested him for the outstanding warrant on May 20. He was transported and booked into the City Detention Center. A judge set his bond at $750,000.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Police encourage anyone with information to call detectives at 361-886-2840. People can submit tips anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS (8477) or by submitting the information online at 888tips.com.
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: CCPD: Man arrested for role in shooting involving car clubs
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