BEAUMONT, Texas — Police arrested a wanted 19-year-old Beaumont man after he led them on a brief car and foot chase Wednesday night.
Jerrian Elam, 19, of Beaumont, was arrested following a traffic stop Wednesday night according to a Beaumont Police Department news release.
Officers attempted to stop the car Elam was traveling in at about 7:38 p.m. Wednesday at Brandon Ave and Pipkin Street.
Elam then ended up leading them on a brief pursuit in the car and then on foot.
Officers ended up setting up a perimeter and with the help of a K9 found Elam hiding under a house in the 2900 block of Amarillo St.
He was arrested on a warrant for aggravated robbery and deadly conduct according to police.
Two other young men in the car were also arrested for evading police.
On Monday, May 1, 2023, Beaumont Police officers were sent to the Regent Apartments in reference to a victim of a shooting.
The victim was found with numerous gunshot wounds, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The victim says a man wearing a shirt around his face tried robbing him at gunpoint saying "give me what you got."
The suspect used an AR15 style rifle to shoot the victim, according to the affidavit.
Police say the victim used a personal firearm and fired back in self-defense.
The victim says several unknown suspects started shooting at his vehicle. One of those suspects was shot and later transported to St. Elizabeth hospital to be treated.
At 9:45 p.m., a victim of a shooting call came in at 155 E. Florida, where officers found Ricki Slone with a gunshot wound to his hand, according to the affidavit.
He was transported to the hospital.
Officers found a black and tan Radical AR15 rifle in the apartment Slone went to.
A third victim of a shooting showed up at the same hospital by private car within the same time frame. This victim was identified as Elam.
Elam told officers he was in the north end of Beaumont in a woman's car when he was shot, according to the affidavit.
During the course of the investigation, a witness told officers that Slone and Elam were in a white Nissan Altima at Regent Apartments. The victim had parked next to Slone and Elam.
The witness says Slone was shot in his hand and Elam had been shot in his back area and then they took off running out of the apartment complex in opposite directions, according to the affidavit.
Another witness saw a man holding a black handgun with an extended magazine, trying to get back into the white Nissan, but couldn't.
The witness says the male appeared to be shot in the lower body because he was limping when he took off running on foot.
Officers found a blood trail from the Nissan to direction Elam ran. Officers also located a Glock .40 caliber extended magazine in the direction Elam ran, according to the affidavit.
Police believe Slone was the man with the AR15 who confronted the victim and demanded his property.
Police also believe Elam also shot at the victim and had the .40 caliber handgun with the extended magazine.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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