Date: July 5, 2013 3:08am

Location: 1510 Ramirez Street

Offense: Discharge a Firearm in a Municipality, Prohibited Weapon, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

Case Number: 1307050039

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday morning for discharging a firearm in the Corpus Christi city limits after the man leaned out a window and shot a rifle in front of a police officer.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer heard gunshots at about 3:00am on the 1400 block of North Alameda and walked the street to investigate. The Officer then saw a man lean out an apartment window at 1510 Ramirez and shoot several shots from a rifle in the air. No person was struck by the gunfire.

The Officer went to the apartment and arrested 26-year-old Akeem Edwards (2/6/1987) for discharging a firearm in the municipality; a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. The firearm Edwards used was modified in an unlawful manner so Edwards was additionally charged with Prohibited Weapons, a 3^rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The Officer discovered Edwards also had previously been convicted of a felony offense, so Edwards was additionally charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; also a 3^rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

No person was injured and no property damage was discovered. Edwards was then delivered to the city detention center.