Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chelsea Aurora Redd, 26, and Najee Laquan Wright, 30, were arrested yesterday following the investigation of a shooting at 410 NE 11th Street.

At about 5:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to a call about shots that were fired at an SUV. An officer reviewed video surveillance of the shooting and reportedly saw Wright standing in the parking lot of the apartment complex, wearing black pants, a white tank top, and black shoes with light-colored trim. As the SUV drove north on NE 11th Street, Wright allegedly pointed a gun at the SUV, then ran about 40 or 50 yards north and fired several shots toward the SUV. He then reportedly ran back toward his residence as the unidentified driver of the SUV returned fire. The video also reportedly showed Wright holding a red cell phone.

An officer knocked on the door of Wright’s apartment, and Wright reportedly answered the door, wearing the same clothes seen on the video except that he was wearing a green shirt over the tank top. The officer asked Wright if he’d heard any shots, and Wright said he’d heard some shots from inside his apartment. He said that when he went outside, he saw an SUV traveling northbound on NE 11th Street.

Wright was detained and reportedly had a red cell phone in his possession.

Another officer saw a .380 Glock handgun in plain view of the driver’s side floorboard of a car parked near Wright’s apartment; Wright reportedly said the car belonged to his girlfriend, Redd.

Redd reportedly claimed ownership of the gun and became angry when an officer said it would be seized as evidence. She allegedly began yelling and cursing at officers as she walked toward her vehicle and then walked past officers toward the car until she was within arm’s reach of the weapon. She allegedly disobeyed numerous commands to stay away from the car until the gun was safely recovered by officers, then resisted efforts to handcuff her.

Wright has been charged with firing a weapon on residential property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He has a juvenile criminal history and one adult felony conviction (one violent) for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon; he served a six-year prison sentence in that case and was released in 2014. Since 2021, charges of interfering with the custody of a minor, property damage, domestic battery, and stalking have been dropped. Judge Thomas Jaworski set bail at $150,000, with conditions that he be fitted with a GPS monitor and have no contact with Redd upon release.

Redd has been charged with resisting an officer without violence. She has no other criminal cases in the local court system, but the First Appearance Order that would show her criminal history and her bail amount has not been posted. She has been released from jail.

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