On Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at around 6:50 P.M., Officers responded to Sky Armory, located at 351 S. Clinton Street, for a shots fired call. Calls were made to 911 that a male had just fired a gun inside the business at a group of males and was now fleeing the building. No gunshot related injuries were reported. A leg injury was sustained from someone fleeing, but they were not struck by gunfire. Officers Pietricola and Knapp quickly responded and apprehended the suspect in the Sky Armory alleyway near Clinton/Walton Street.
The suspect was identified as Damian Tatum, 28. Tatum was arrested and charged with Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Firearm. The charges for Tatum have been upgraded to Attempted Murder from Reckless Endangerment. This was an isolated incident on the third floor of the establishment.
