Brother of Troy shooting victim arrested on weapon charge
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A police officer is seen closing the back of a police car parked outside the Troy Police Station on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. The brother of a 12-year-old shooting victim was charged with weapon possession March 9, 2021, the day after the shooting. But police have not said if the charge and the shooting are related. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
TROY – The sibling of a 12-year-old who was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting Monday on O Neil Street has been arrested on weapon charges, Troy police said Tuesday.
TROY, N.Y. â City police confirmed around shortly after midnight Tuesday a search warrant was executed at 13 116th Street 1fl. Troy. The search warrant yielded two arrests, Francisco R. Rivera, 23, of Troy, and Justin T. Rodriguez, 20, of Troy.
Both were charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, after officers said they recovered three handguns at the scene.
The Troy Police Department SOS (Narcotics and Illegal Guns Division) with the aid of the Detective Bureau and members of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms served the warrant after an investigation provided information leading them to the residence.