Drive-by suspects could face longer sentence thanks to new law

Gwinnett police are using a new law to crack down on drive-by shootings, after video captured someone firing from a car in a neighborhood.

The incident occurred early Thursday morning on Lester Drive near Lilburn.

Although no one was injured, the suspects, 19-year-old Michael Ramirez-Varila and 22-year-old Eleazar Salmeron, are now facing charges that mandate a minimum five-year prison sentence for drive-by shootings…

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