Teen arrested for drive-by shooting in Cranston

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have charged a teenager with firing gunshots from a car on Pleasant Street in Cranston last month.

Officers were called to the area around 1 a.m. on Jan. 14 and found two 9mm shell casings in the road. Police said they later located a bullet strike at a nearby home that is believed to have been the intended target.

No injuries were reported.

PRIOR COVERAGE: Police investigating after shots fired in Cranston

Through surveillance footage and Flock cameras, Cranston and Providence police identified a white sedan with Massachusetts plates as the suspect vehicle. Before the shooting, it had been reported stolen and was eventually found abandoned in Providence, according to police…

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