APD responds to parking lot fight, shooting
Wanted suspect found, loaded gun in possession of juvenile
Gypsy Crow
From Staff Reports
ALBANY — Albany Police Department officers responded to the 1400 block of Radium Spring Road at 1:41 a.m. Sunday in reference to a large fight and suspect(s) firing gunshots in a parking lot.
An APD release said wanted suspect Calvin Thompson, aka “Ballup,” was found inside a black party-style van and taken into custody. A 14-year-old male was also found inside the van with a reportedly stolen, loaded handgun in his possession.
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