A serial shooting spree is over after police say they have arrested the suspects responsible for a string of drive-by shootings in the East Valley. Police say five teenagers arrested Tuesday are responsible for shooting up 17 different houses and vehicles in the Valley. Fortunately nobody was injured or shot as a result of this spree. The drive-by shootings reportedly took place between Thursday and Sunday of last week in Chandler, Tempe and Mesa.
Police say three of those arrested are known gang members. They are all minors except for one. The suspects range in age from 14 to 19 years old, which includes four males and one female.
Police made the arrests after a tip they received from an unrelated aggravated assault arrest. Officers issued a search warrant Tuesday night and made a few arrests in a Mesa home. Tips from that arrest led law enforcement to another few arrests Tuesday morning.
Detectives say they uncovered the gun used in a drive-by shooting in the home of the 14-year-old suspect. It was a .22 caliber rifle with the stock sawed off so it could be used as a handgun.
Investigators say that a few of the homes that were shot up could have been gang-related but for the most part they say the shootings were just random. Law enforcement is not calling this vandalism but an attack on our society.
The Tempe Police Chief said in a news conference, “Gang members that have been involved in causing chaos, commotion and fear in our community, driving through neighborhoods shooting randomly and indescrimenintly at homes, in our neighborhoods is an attack on our society.
Police say all suspects will be charged as adults, even the 14-year-old. They face several charges including felony charges relating to shooting up homes and property.
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