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Deaundre R. Wimberly | Carbondale Police

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A third arrest has been made in connection to a shooting and police standoff last week in Carbondale.

27-year-old Deaundre Wimberly, of Carbondale, was arrested Sunday afternoon on charges of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and Unlawful Use of Weapons by a Felon.

On Monday, March 23, a fight between acquaintances led to shots being fired in the 400 block of East Ashley Street. One of the suspects, Williams Stewart, fled into a nearby apartment in the 400 block of East Chestnut Street, and refused to cooperate with police for several hours.

A third suspect, Josten Denwood has also been arrested in connection to the incident.