Man, 25, shot in arm in Central Falls

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — A 25-year-old man was shot in the arm in Central Falls on Tuesday night.

Central Falls Police Maj. Christopher Reed said shots had been fired just before 9:30 p.m. on Lincoln Avenue.

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Reed said police believe the man was targeted and that the shooting was not a random act of violence.