ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two men have been arrested after an alleged shots fired incident on Lark Drive in Albany on Tuesday afternoon. The Albany Police Department said Benjamin Velazquez, 19, of Philadelphia, and Christian Keith, 18, of Troy, were arraigned on Wednesday morning.
Police said they responded to the shots fired call around 1:45 p.m. on Lark Drive near Manning Boulevard and began to investigate after finding evidence that a gun was fired. The suspects fled the scene after firing at an occupied car, according to police.
Detectives later found the vehicle the suspects fled in and pulled the car over near Sheridan Avenue and Chapel Street. Police found that Velazquez was the driver of the car in the incident and Keith fired the handgun. No one was injured, and both men were arrested without incident.
Keith is charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is remanded to Albany County Jail with bail set at $75,000.
Velazquez is charged with one count of second-degree criminal facilitation and tampering with evidence. He was released under probationary supervision.
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