SORRENTO, La. (BRPROUD) — Deputies arrested a suspect in an October drive-by shooting in Sorrento on Thursday.
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said Quendez Vancourt, 20, of Convent was arrested Thursday, Feb. 2, and charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, assault by drive-by shooting, illegal use of weapons and aggravated criminal damage to property.
Deputies responded to the Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, shooting at 1 a.m. Two victims were found inside a vehicle hit by bullets, according to APSO. The sheriff’s office said both were taken to a hospital and survived their injuries.
Vancourt was arrested after investigators and the US Marshall’s Task Force found him in East Baton Rouge Paris. He was arrested there on unrelated charges and booked into the parish jail. The sheriff’s office said he was transported and booked into the Ascension Parish jail later.
The investigation into the Sorrento shooting is ongoing, APSO said.