Police arrest suspect in Saturday's gun fire near Columbian Park

Ron Wilkins, Lafayette Journal & Courier
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Crime scene tape drapes across a Lafayette Police Department cruiser, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Heath Garrett Fletcher is suspected of firing off several shots about 8:45 p.m. Saturday near Columbian Park, Lafayette police said.

No one was injured by the shots, which police said were targeted.

About 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Lafayette police caught up with Fletcher, 27, of the 11000 block of U.S. 52 South, Clarks Hill.

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Police jailed Fletcher on suspicion of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a handgun and intimidation with a deadly weapon.

Fletcher remained incarcerated Tuesday without bond, according to online jail records.

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