Two Fall River men arrested after early morning shooting in Fall River

FALL RIVER -Two Fall River men were arrested in connection with a shooting Monday morning near Washington Street.

On Sept. 21, Officer David DelValle along with several other officers, were dispatched at approximately 8:40 a.m. to the area of Washington Street regarding a shooting. According to a police press release, a light-skinned black male wearing a black zippered up sweatshirt, black back pack, and puffy hair was seen running from the scene.

Officer Keith Pires located a male, identified as Hugan Thompson, 56, near his vehicle, a gray colored SUV, which was parked across the street from Untouchable Kutz, 524 South Main St., just south of the intersection with Washington Street. Thompson was accompanied by two other individuals. Pires was able to identify Thompson as a shooter involved and immediately confiscated a Glock 35 (.40 caliber) firearm, along with a full 10-round magazine and an empty magazine, which Thompson surrendered without incident. Upon request, Thompson also provided his MA License to Carry Class A Large Capacity card.

Walking beat Officers Richard Saraiva and John Ruggiero located a man fitting the description walking on the west sidewalk of South Main Street near Columbia Street. The man was immediately taken into custody by officers. The male, identified as Kenneth Smart, age 22, was carrying a black backpack that contained an LG cellphone, black revolver style BB gun, and four empty Jim Bean nip bottles. A large silver hunting knife was also discovered on his person. Smart had a small cut to his left hand, which he told officers he cut while jumping a fence.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Thompson had arranged to sell marijuana to Smart at the above location. Both males met up and Smart stated, “This is a robbery”. Thompson noticed Smart was holding a gun inside a backpack as he had it unzipped and held it inside. Smart demanded money from Thompson and told him he was going to shoot the people he was with. Thompson drew his firearm from his waistband and told the male to drop his firearm.

According to police, Thompson then ran around the back of his vehicle as he followed Smart. Smart ran across the street in front of Untouchable Kutz. Thompson then fired at the Smart, firing a full ten rounds from his Glock 35.

Police determined that Thompson had acted negligently relevant to the discharge of his firearm. He was placed under arrest and his MA LTC was seized and will be forwarded to the the Licensing Authority for immediate revocation.

Thompson, with a listed address of 130 Lowell St., Fall River, was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm within 55 feet of a dwelling; assault by means of discharging a firearm; possession to distribute a Class drug

Smart, with a listed address of 470 William St., Fall River, was arrested and charged with armed robbery.