Crime & Safety

Man Arrested after Woonsocket Shooting, but Not the Shooter

Police are still investigating the early-morning shooting that led to the arrest of a city man for having an illegal gun.

WOONSOCKET—A city man has been arrested following a shooting on Carrington Avenue early Monday, but he's not the man who pulled the trigger, police said.

Garyn O'Hagan, 26, is facing charges of possession of a firearm with an altered serial number and possession of a firearm after being convicted of a crime of violence.

"O'Hagan is not being charged in the shooting and the investigation into who is responsible is ongoing," police said in a post on the department's Facebook page.

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Police said someone opened fire on a building but nobody was injured.

Detectives had marked off an area of Carrington Avenue with crime scene tape as they investigated early Monday morning.

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Detectives found the gun in O'Hagan's apartment.

If anyone has information, police request a call to 401-766-1212.

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