Two people face charges following a dispute that resulted in several shots being fired from a handgun on Binghamton's West Side.

Police were sent to Main and Cedar streets around 2:50 p.m. Monday after at least three gunshots were heard in the area.

Investigators believe no one was wounded in the incident which erupted during an altercation in front of an apartment building at 132 Main Street.

Binghamton police officers at a Main Street shooting scene on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Binghamton police officers at a Main Street shooting scene on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Several people who were believed to have been involved in the fight ran away before police patrols arrived at the scene.

City detectives executed a search warrant in an apartment in the six-unit building on Main Street.

Main Street in Binghamton was closed to traffic after a shooting on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Main Street in Binghamton was closed to traffic after a shooting on October 16, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Investigators said they confiscated multiple loaded gun magazines found in the residence. They also seized cocaine, MDMA and drug packaging material.

Police also discovered a loaded Glock 9 millimeter handgun outside the three-story apartment house.

Binghamton and Johnson City police units were at 132 Main Street on October 17, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Binghamton and Johnson City police units were at 132 Main Street on October 17, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Detectives said 22-year-old Shaquan Johnson of Binghamton and 20-year-old Kyerria Haggerty of Binghamton have been charged with tampering with physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a child and multiple narcotics offenses.

Johnson also was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.

The police investigation is continuing. People with information may contact detectives at (607) 772-7080.

VIDEO: Police interviewed witnesses after gunfire erupted on Main Street in Binghamton on October 16, 2023.

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