A man was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun outside Whiskey Republic Spirits & Kitchen in Redlands. No injuries or property damage were reported from the gunfire on the evening of October 7.
According to Community Forward Redlands News, police responded to reports of shots fired roughly 30 minutes after a witness reported seeing the man fire a handgun outside the venue at 101 E. Redlands Blvd. The witness told police the man then placed the handgun inside a vehicle before officers arrived.
Arrest After Reported Gunfire
Police arrested the man after the reported gunfire.
Police arrested the man on suspicion of willfully negligent discharge of a firearm, the report states. Investigators then obtained a search warrant for his vehicle, recovering ammunition, a magazine, a holster, and an unregistered firearm commonly known as a ghost gun.
What California Law Says About the Charges
Under California Penal Code § 246.3, willfully discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner that could result in injury or death is punishable by up to one year in county jail or imprisonment under Penal Code § 1170(h), according to FindLaw…