A man who was acquitted on anti-gang charges two years ago was murdered during a shoot-out in Westmoreland on Tuesday.
Dead is Copeland Sankey otherwise called ‘Tupac’.
Sankey was one of six alleged members of the King Valley gang who were freed of gang charges in July 2020.
According to the police, at about 5:00 am Tuesday, Sankey and two others invaded the Crowder District community looking for a man.
When they were leaving the district, their car was pounced upon in a cane field where Sankey was shot and killed during a shootout.
Two others drove to the hospital nursing gunshot wounds. They were arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm.
Two guns and more than 30 rounds of ammunition were seized. One of the guns and the ammunition were found on Sankey.
Another man was admitted to the hospital nursing gunshot wounds related to the shootout.
