PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral has been arrested for allegedly discharging a firearm astatine idiosyncratic portion they were successful their conveyance successful Porterville aboriginal Friday, the Porterville Police Department said.
On Aug. 30, constabulary accidental astatine 12:35 a.m. officers responded to the 100 artifact of North Westwood Street regarding a shooting that had occurred.
Officers made interaction with the victim. The unfortunate advised officers that a man, who has been identified by officials arsenic 41-year-old Anthony Welch of Porterville, had driven by his residence and discharged a firearm astatine his conveyance arsenic the unfortunate pulled into his ain driveway.
The unfortunate was not injured.
According to police, Welch fled the country aft the incidental and officers attempted to find him, but neither his conveyance nor himself were located.
Detectives past responded and assumed the investigation. They accidental they ended up locating Welch's conveyance successful the 500 artifact of West Putnam Avenue and apprehended him astatine the country without incident.
Police accidental detectives authored a hunt warrant for Welch's conveyance and his residence successful the 1000 artifact of North Salisbury Street. Detectives located grounds from the incident.
Welch was arrested for suspicion of attempted homicide. He was past booked astatine the Tulare County Sheriff's Office South County Detention Facility.