LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Police arrested three teenagers Friday morning for their alleged roles in recent shootings in Lafayette.
The shootings happened May 17 on Central Street and Kilbourne Court. 13News found a home on Kilbourne Court that had been hit by bullets.
The Lafayette Police Department had been investigating the shootings and shortly before 2 a.m., officers made a traffic stop of a car in the 100 block of Teal Road West, near Old U.S. 231. Officers got a search warrant for the car and a house in the 1600 block of Paige Road, near U.S. 52.
According to police, handguns, drugs and "other items of criminal nature" were located during the searches.
The Violent Crimes Unit arrested 18-year-old Eliel Sanchez, of Lafayette, on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a firearm, possession of cocaine, and operating while never receiving a license.
Nineteen-year-old Alexis Leming, of Lafayette, was arrested on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a firearm and possession of cocaine. A 15-year-old male was also arrested on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a firearm, possession of cocaine, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor.
Anyone with information on the shootings is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department Detective Division at 765-807-1250.