UPDATE: Lake Charles men charged in connection with shooting

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -

Two Lake Charles men were arrested Sunday in connection with a Wednesday night shooting, city police said.

Deputy Chief Mark Kraus said Damien Jermaine Royster, 22, and Thomas Demond Plumber, 21, have been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Kraus said Royster and Plumber, along with an unidentified third suspect, attempted to rob another man at a home of North Franklin Street.

"The victim, who suffered several gunshot wounds, said he was home alone when three subjects knocked at his back door," Kraus said Monday in a news release.

"Once he opened the door, the three males pushed their way in and began to batter him in an attempt to rob him. The victim said he was able to fight them off when two of the suspects fled while one suspect shot several rounds at him while exiting," Kraus said.

Kraus said after a follow-up investigation, officers obtained arrest warrants for Royster and Plumber.

Royster was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Judge Michael Canaday set Royster's bond at $900,000, while Plumber's bond was set at $260,000.

Another man was arrested at the scene Wednesday night on charges unrelated to the shooting. Kraus said Catlin Isaiah January was charged with two counts of cocaine possession and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $10,000.

KPLC will have more on later editions.

Here is the original post:
UPDATE: Lake Charles men charged in connection with shooting