Third shooting suspect in police custody

Police Tuesday night arrested a third man suspected in a string of Cape Girardeau shootings.

Marquies C. Boyd, 22, of a last known address of 424 S. Hanover St., was in custody of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department Wednesday, being held in lieu of a $250,000 cash-only bond.

Arrested in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Boyd was the third man arrested in connection to at least five shootings in Cape Girardeau from last week. Police are still seeking his relative, Pervis J. Boyd, 24, and Terrvell K. Williams, 21, of 504 S. Hanover St.

Arrested Tuesday afternoon were Robert Rodriguez and Keiven S. Cole Jr., both 21. All five men are charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon.

The Boyds are suspected of shooting at a vehicle at Good Hope Street and West End Boulevard on Oct. 17. Rodriguez, Cole and Williams were suspected in a shooting at 3125 Mimosa Drive Oct. 18, which was a retaliation from an earlier shooting, police said.

Three additional shootings occurred Oct. 17 to 19. No one was injured in any of the attacks. The motives for the shootings were under investigation, and additional charges may be brought against the defendants in the future, police spokesman Jason Selzer said.

A sixth suspect may have been involved, but no one else has been charged or arrested as of Wednesday night.