The Port Arthur Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred on Monday night.
Officers received a call at approximately 11 p.m. from the 3400 Block of Seventh Street to report gunshots.
When the officers arrived, they learned a house had been hit several times by gunfire during a drive-by shooting.
“None of the occupants were injured,” PAPD said in a news release. “Technicians have processed the scene of the crime and … possible suspects that have been identified.”
The incident occurred fewer than 2 miles — about 5 minutes — away from where a toddler was struck in a July drive-by shooting. The 1-year-old child had to be flown to a Houston hospital after being hit by the bullets in the aggravated assault in the 2100 block of Evergreen Drive.
That same night in July, the department got another call for deadly conduct in the 3100 block of 18th Street — only about 3 miles or 10 minutes from the location of where the toddler was shot. In that incident, a residence also was struck multiple times by gunfire, however no one was injured.
PAPD said no connection has been made to the other incidents at this time. No further information was immediately available.
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