SARASOTA - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a shooting near 25th Street and Euclid Avenue in Sarasota Friday night.
Witnesses say 18-year-old Ryan Ward and his brother Trae shot at 44-year-old Henry Salem multiple times after Salem tried to intervene in an altercation between a male and a female. Salem was not hurt.
Ryan was arrested Saturday and charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm This is his fourth arrest since 2010 on aggravated battery and weapons charges.
Detectives have a warrant for 21-year-old Trae Ward, who has four prior felony arrests for similar charges. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Criminal Investigations at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477), online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com or via text message by texting TIP109 plus a message to CRIMES (274637).
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