LAFAYETTE — Twenty-year-old Lorontae Shaquon Brown and the mother of his child, Shaquera Phillips, started an argument Sunday that grew into a shots fired investigation early Monday, according to Lafayette police.

Brown wanted Phillips out of his home in the 1000 block of Julia Lane, but Phillips called her family in Chicago for some help, according to police reports.

When her family arrived, sides were taken and the argument came to a boil about 3 a.m. Monday, according to police.

Ayesha A. Battle, 24, used pepper spray on a group of people at the house, according to police.

Brown then retrieved a firearm and shot several times into the air, according to police. One witness told police that Brown aimed the gun at him and fired at him, according to police reports.

Police arrested Battle on a preliminary charge of battery. She was released from jail about 7:50 p.m. Monday after posting bond, according to jail records.

Police arrested Brown on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm and intimidation with a deadly weapon. He remained jailed Tuesday in lieu of a $5,000 surety bond and a $500 cash bond, according to online jail records.

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