Two arrested in overnight shooting in Downtown

Update:

Two El Paso men were arrested early Sunday morning after a fight in Downtown where shots were fired. Police said the driver, 25-year-old Jerry Lawrence, and his passenger, 22-year-old Harold Boga, were arrested after they were caught fleeing the scene of the shooting in downtown El Paso.

The incident was reported Sunday morning in the 100 block of Anthony Street. Authorities said officers saw a car leaving the scene and driving erratically. Police stopped the car as it was traveling east on Paisano Drive.

Police said the driver and passenger inside the car were identified as the people who fired shots into the air during the fight. Two guns were recovered from inside the car.
Lawrence and Boga were charged with discharging a firearm in certain municipalities. No one was injured as a result of the gunfire.

Initial Story:

A fight at a downtown bar in the Union Depot entertainment district early Sunday morning took an even more violent turn after several people involved in the fight hit the streets and began shooting.

Police arrested two men after they were caught fleeing the scene of a shots fired call around 12:55 a.m. According to a release, Central patrol officers responded after a fight broke out and shots were fired into the air near the 100 block of Anthony Street. Responding officers saw a 2014 Jeep Wrangler fleeing the scene and driving erratically east on Paisano Drive. The driver and passenger inside the vehicle were identified as having fired guns into the air while the fight was occurring, and two handguns were found in the vehicle.

Fortunately, it appears no one was injured by the gunshots.

Police quickly sealed off the area and crime scene technicians began looking for evidence, marking spots where shell casings were found along Anthony and San Antonio streets.