Deshawn Norwood

Deshawn M. Norwood, 21, was arrested by Sewall’s Point police after the red 1998 Chevy he was riding in was pulled over shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday.

Police had stopped the four-door car because one of its headlights was out, Sewall’s Point police Chief Eric Cerniglia said. After police noticed that Norwood, who was sitting in the back seat, was making furtive movements, they asked him and the two others in the car to get out, Cerniglia said. In the back, police noticed a loaded AK-47 type assault rifle where Norwood had been, Cerniglia said.

Stuart police then heard over the police radio that Sewall’s Point officers had found Norwood and the rifle and they responded to the scene, Cerniglia said.

Roughly 40 minute earlier, Stuart patrol officers had heard a series of gunshots in the 700 block of Tarpon Avenue. Witnesses told Stuart officers a red, four-door sedan had been in the area with the occupants firing a weapon, Sgt. Marty Jacobson said.

Stuart police are now waiting on forensic testing to determine whether the rifle was used in the shooting, Jacobson said.

Norwood is in the Martin County jail, where he is being held in lieu of $12,500 bail.

Tags: AK-47, assault rifle, Deshawn Norwood, Eric Cerniglia, Marty Jacobson, shooting, Tarpon Avenue

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