FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Four arrests have been made in connection with two recent drive-by shootings and an armed robbery in Fall River.
Officers took Kelvin Manual Cruz, 22, Tanisha Ibay, 25, Zachary Kelly, 23, and Joseph Dearth, 26, into custody after two weapons were found in connection with the crimes.
Early in the morning of June 22, Fall River police officers responding to a report of shots fired at an apartment complex on Pine Street found two women who had been shot in the foot and a male who had been hit in the shin.
Witnesses claim that a group of friends had gathered outside the apartment and were having a good time when they heard the sound of a car driving by followed by the sound of gunshots.
Days later, a 34-year-old woman claimed that she was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of Save-A-Lot on Griffin Street hours before officers responded to another drive-by shooting on Water Street.
Witnesses were able to provide officers with a description of the suspect vehicle, which was later located and crashed during a chase with police, officials said.
Further investigation led to the arrests of the four other suspects.
Cruz, of Fall River, has been charged with armed robbery, assault to murder, possession of a firearm without a license to carry, disorderly conduct, and numerous other firearms and motor vehicle-related offenses.
Ibay, of Fall River, was arrested on warrants related to armed assault in a dwelling and vandalizing property.
Dearth, of New Bedford, is facing charges of possession of a firearm without an FID Card, possession of ammunition without an FID Card, and numerous warrants for Possession of Class A, Class B, and Class C drugs
Kelly, of Fall River, was charged with armed assault with Intent to murder, assault and Battery by discharging a firearm, possession of a large capacity firearm and numerous other firearms-related offenses
These incidents are still under investigation by the Fall River Police.
Anyone with information is asked to call MCD at 508-324-2796
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