A Terrytown man out on bond while awaiting trial in a shooting that left a victim paralyzed was arrested again this week and accused of taking aim at a pair of 17-year-olds who allegedly ripped him off during a gun deal, Gretna police said. 

Angel Munoz Trinidad, 19, was booked Tuesday with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, said Gretna Police Deputy Chief Jason DiMarco. Authorities said he was wearing an ankle monitor when the shootings occured. 

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In an unrelated case, Munoz has already pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder in connection with an Aug. 7, 2021, shooting in Terrytown in which a 21-year-old man was left paralyzed from the waist down. 

Munoz had been fitted with a GPS tracking ankle monitor after his release on a $250,000 bond in the 2021 shooting, according to DiMarco. 

Munoz was wearing that ankle bracelet the afternoon of June 7 when he and another man arranged to buy a gun from a pair of teens. The group met in the 900 block of Romain Street and agreed on a $400 price for the weapon.

But one of the teens snatched the cash without handing over the gun and the pair ran off, DiMarco said. Munoz, who was already armed, began shooting at the two teenagers, DiMarco said. Neither was teen was injured and they did not report the incident to authorities.

But residents in the area called to report the gunfire, prompting officers to respond.

Police discovered spent shell casings at the scene as well as video from several surveillance cameras in the area that helped investigators piece together what happened and identify Munoz and the teens, according to DiMarco. 

The man who was with Munoz for the gun deal was not arrested, according to authorities. The case is still under investigation.

In addition to the attempted murder charges, Munoz was booked with illegal use of a weapon. Bail was set at $1.25 million, according to court records. 

Munoz was being held Thursday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. 

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