Anonymous tip leads to deadly conduct charge after New Year’s Day shooting

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man has been arrested and charged with a felony after police say he posted a video of himself firing a gun toward a residential area on New Year’s Day.

Nin Carmona, 23, was served with an arrest warrant Aug. 6 and charged with deadly conduct by discharging a firearm, a third-degree felony, according to the Laredo Police Department.

On Jan. 9, Laredo police received an anonymous tip through Laredo Crime Stoppers stating that Carmona had been “shooting his gun” on New Year’s Day and had posted a video of the incident on social media.

Authorities reviewed the video and determined that Carmona allegedly fired multiple shots in the direction of a residential area in the 7000 block of Kiwi Lane.

Investigators presented their findings and obtained an arrest warrant for Carmona before serving him with the warrant on Aug. 6.

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