Man faces attempted murder charges

Published 4:28 am Saturday, December 9, 2017

A Bogalusa man was arrested Tuesday, and charged with attempted murder in connection with a September gun shooting incident, according to Maj. Percy Knight of the Bogalusa Police Department.

Knight said that at 8:26 p.m. on Tuesday, BPD officers arrested Yamaria Brumfield, 22, of Bogalusa, and booked him on felony warrants for three counts of attempted first-degree murder in an incident that occurred on Sept. 8.

Knight said that Brumfield is accused of shooting multiple gunshots at two passing vehicles that were traveling on Bayer Street. One of the bullets went through a car door, striking a female victim in the right leg, Knight said.