CPD Officers Make Arrest in Shooting on Imperial Court
At approximately 7:50 p.m., on December 23 rd , 2017, officers from the Cheyenne Police Department responded to 5419 Imperial Court for a report of a disturbance with a gun shot. Officers determined Timothy Leners, 49-year- old male, was at the residence visiting
Joyce Trout, 45-year- old female. Leners got into an argument with Joyce’s husband, Chris Trout, 53-year- old male. The fight became physical and continued outside the residence. While fighting outside the residence, Leners pulled out a 9mm handgun and shot Trout in the chest.
Trout was transported to the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center by ambulance for a gunshot wound, and is expected to recover. Leners was located by Officers standing outside his vehicle across the street from the residence. A 9mm handgun, believed to be the weapon used to shot Trout, was located on Leners’ vehicle. Leners was arrested for aggravated assault and transported to the Laramie County Jail.
Sergeant David Janes, Professional Standards Sergeant
307-633- 6607, djanes@cheyennepd.org
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