The Cranston Police Department has arrested and charged a 16-year-old male from Providence in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred on New Year’s Eve at 143/145 Pleasant Street.
According to police, officers responded to reports of shots fired into a residence. Multiple shell casings were found in the roadway, and two rounds were lodged in the exterior of a duplex home.
Inside the residence was a mother and her two young children—an infant and a toddler. One bullet penetrated the exterior wall and entered the room where the toddler was lying down, missing the child by only inches. Thankfully, no physical injuries were reported…