Man arrested after hit-and-run shooting in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — A man was arrested after a hit-and-run crash and shooting in New Bedford on Monday night.

The New Bedford Police Department said 32-year-old Jose Rivera Sanchez was taken into custody and charged with a variety of offenses related to the incident.

Police said units were called to Earle Street and Ashley Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. for reports of a hit-and-run crash involving a man with a gun.

An officer conducting surveillance in the area spotted one the vehicles leaving the scene as shots rung out, and police managed to stop the car at Acushnet Avenue and Shaw Street.

Sanchez was identified as the driver, and a search of the vehicle revealed a loaded gun with a magazine, for which he allegedly had no license.

Authorities said the bullets in the magazine matched the brand of the shell casings located at the crime scene.

Sanchez was charged with carrying a loaded, high-capacity firearm and ammunition without a license and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.

New Bedford police said he is currently being held pending a dangerous hearing scheduled later in the week.