Parade canceled after soldier arrested-support was not canceled

UPDATE Sept 4th, 2011
Soldier says weekend arrest came during 'a big hurt'
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ERIC WEDDLE
Eric Braman, the local soldier arrested over the weekend on the eve of his homecoming parade, said that he was sorry for firing a gun and hurting another man.

"I want to say a formal apology to the community and to the individual that was hurt," Braman said Monday afternoon. "I don't even know who he is. The police wouldn't tell me. I want to apologize to him and to his family."

Braman, 24, returned to Lafayette this month after 11 months of physical therapy at Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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Arrest doesn't impact Braman fish fry
Parade scheduled for Sunday is now canceled

Updated: Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 11:54 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 11:54 PM EDT

Kristin Maiorano
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - News of the arrest of a Lafayette soldier injured in Afghanistan didn't seem to deter members of the community from taking part in a fish fry fundraiser for Eric Braman and his family. Organizers said hundreds came out Saturday evening to show their support.

"Our focus all along has been, Eric deserves a welcome home for what he sacrificed in Afghanistan," said Navy Club Commander Tim Hilton.

Hilton said that focus wasn't blurred by news that Army Specialist Eric Braman was arrested for a felony charge of criminal recklessness Saturday morning.

"That's not our judgement," he said. "Eric's going through a tough time, and we really think it's the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and that happens to a lot of soldiers coming back."

Hilton said Braman will be getting help for those issues, but in the meantime, friends, family and other community members were hoping to help him and his family the best they can.
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Soldier arrested after shooting incident on day before his homecoming parade: parade canceled (update)
9:49 PM, Aug. 27, 2011

Written by
ERIC WEDDLE

A parade scheduled for downtown Lafayette Sunday to honor an injured U.S. soldier was canceled today in wake of the soldier's arrest early today.

According to Lafayette police, Eric S. Braman, 24, is accused of shooting a gun and injuring a man on Veterans Memorial Parkway South during an argument.

Police said they were called to the 2400 block of Veterans Memorial Parkway South at 3:28 a.m. today after reports of two shots being fired during a verbal altercation. Police said witnesses said Braman fired both shots.

Andrew Studer, 31, of Lafayette was injured after one of the shots was fired, police said. He had a wound on the left side of his chest, near the shoulder. Police said the wound was minor and that Studer refused medical treatment at the scene.
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