Updated: 6:03 PM EST December 13, 2020
HAZLETON, Pa. — A man is behind bars after allegedly firing several gunshots early Sunday morning in Luzerne County.
On Dec. 13, around 6:00 a.m., officers of Hazleton City Police Department responded to the area of 20th Street and Locust Street for a report of approximately eight gunshots being fired in the area.
The suspect has been identified as Yelfrinso Nunez-Cruz, 27, of Hazleton.
Investigators say Cruz fired the shots in the middle of the intersection before taking off.
Officers later found him in a nearby yard.
Multiple charges were filed against Cruz for the incident.
He is locked up at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after failing to post bail.