Police:Several shots fired at occupied vehicle in EC
Jun. 9—EAU CLAIRE — No one was injured after several shots were fired from one vehicle toward another occupied vehicle in the 2400 block of Sessions St., authorities say.
The shooting was in retaliation for threats the victim made. The vehicle that was shot at sustained damage in the incident, authorities said.
Le'Fon D. Luce Cantrell, 20, 1020 Fifth St. E., Altoona, and Xavier E. Luce, 17, 2917 Shady Grove Road, were each charged Tuesday in Eau Claire County Court with felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, endangering safety by reckless use of a firearm and discharging a firearm toward a vehicle from a vehicle.
Luce was charged as a party to a crime.
Luce Cantrell was also charged with a felony count of escape and misdemeanor counts of resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
A $20,000 cash bail was set for Luce Cantrell, who police say was the shooter in the incident. A $5,000 signature bond was set for Luce. As conditions of the bail and bond, Luce Cantrell and Luce cannot have contact with the victim or each other.
Luce Cantrell and Luce return to court July 20 and July 19, respectively.
According to the criminal complaint:
Witnesses said the shooting occurred at 1:20 p.m. April 8 in the 2400 block of Sessions Street.
Witnesses said they heard gunshots and then saw car parts in the street.
The driver of the victimized vehicle waved down police officers as they arrived.
The driver said his brother was beaten up the previous day and the shooting incident occurred because he was asking around to determine who was involved in the incident with his brother.
The driver said he had gotten into his truck and was followed by a red car. Luce Cantrell was driving the red car and was the shooter. The driver did not know the identity of the second person in the red car.
The back window was shot out of the driver's truck. Parts that matched the truck were strewn on the ground. Several bullet holes were found by police on the truck.
Detectives found spent shell casings that appeared to be from a 9mm handgun.
The driver believed he was going to die in the shooting incident.
Luce Cantrell and Luce were identified as the suspects.
Public space video matched the driver's version of the incident.
Luce told police he believed the driver and the driver's brother had a "hit" out on him.
Luce admitted he was in the vehicle with Luce Cantrell, who is Luce's older brother.
Luce said he didn't know where Luce Cantrell got the gun.
On Friday, Luce Cantrell came to the Eau Claire Police Department voluntarily to speak to investigators about his involvement in the shooting.
As he spoke to investigators outside of the Police Department, Luce Cantrell suddenly fled on foot and ran into the Chippewa River near the Lake Street bridge.
Negotiators were called to the scene and spoke to Luce Cantrell for about three hours.
Luce Cantrell ultimately walked to the shore and was taken into custody.
If convicted of the felony charges, Luce Cantrell and Luce could be sentenced to up to 23 and 20 years in prison, respectively.
