Police Release Details of Oak Street Drive-By Shooting

Manchester Police arrested three unidentified men Tuesday afternoon after a drive-by shooting at a residence on Oak Street. No injuries were reported. 

According to police, at approximately 2:34 p.m. an unknown number of gun shots were fired at a residence at 243 Oak St. The suspect then fled in what witnesses later described as a tan Ford Escort. 

Shortly thereafter, police said that an officer spotted a vehicle matching the description parked in the rear of a residence on Main Street near the intersection with Haynes Street. The residence, 358 Main St., is a multi-family dwelling with a tattoo parlor on the first floor. 

Police set up a perimeter around the building and took three males inside the residence into custody without incident, according to Cpt. Christopher Davis of the Manchester Police Department. Davis said a handgun was also seized from the residence. 

Several schools in the area were briefly locked down as a result, although Davis said he did not know which schools received the lockdown order, which was lifted about half an hour later. 

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Davis said the motive for the shooting is still being investigated, and that the identities of the suspects and their charges are expected to be released Tuesday evening.