Gales Point murder suspect formally charged

He is accused of leading a Boxing Day shooting spree in Gales Point and today twenty-five year old Elvis Myers was formally arraigned for murder and a number of other crimes. The murder rap stems from the death of Winfield Slusher Junior at a village bram on the night of December twenty-sixth. Myers is also charged with the aggravated assault, wounding, attempted murder, and use of deadly means of harm against police constable Keith Cruz, aggravated assault of Winfield Slusher Senior, the wounding of Ioney Slusher, and discharging a firearm in public. Magistrate Dorothy Flowers ordered Myers remanded to prison until his trial, with his next court date set for February third. Myers is defended by Attorney Michael Peyrefitte.