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An arrest has been made in the shots fired call that took place this past Wednesday. New Bedford Police Detective William Westgate had obtained a warrant for the suspect.
On Friday night at approximately 10:30pm Officers Thomas Chevalier and Daniel Duclos were on routine patrol on Coggeshall St. when they spotted the suspect seated inside of a restaurant. He was taken into custody without incident and found in possession of a bag of crack cocaine.
Kevin Molina age 18 of New Bedford is facing charges of;
- Malicious destruction of property
- Threatening bodily harm
- Malicious destruction of a motor vehicle
- Discharging a firearm within 500ft. of a dwelling
- Possession of cocaine
On Wednesday afternoon (March 30th) at approximately 4pm south end units responded to the area of Roosevelt and Ruth Streets regarding shots being fired. Upon arrival it was learned that two males had been involved in an altercation in the street. As the suspect vehicle fled the scene, a black Honda civic, one of the occupants fired a handgun out the window. One round struck a parked vehicle belonging to one of the combatants and three rounds struck a home on the second floor level.
Video by Carlos Pimentel Felix
