Police make two arrests in Tuesday drive-by shooting

Clovis police made two arrests Wednesday in a drive-by shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon in a residential section of town.

At 1:46 p.m. Tuesday, a male and female reported their vehicle had been shot multiple times while they were sitting inside it. The two said this happened while they were parked in front of their home in the 500 block of West 17th Street.

Police said 17 spent casings were collected from the roadway. Detectives found multiple bullet strikes on the exterior of it.

Neither occupant reported any injuries.

Detectives investigating the incident pulled and reviewed security videos from surrounding residences, police stated in a news release. The suspect vehicle, a 2000 to 2005 silver Chevy Impala, was located Wednesday in the 400 block of Hall Street.

Two juvenile males, who police identified as 14-year-old Cesar Tapia and 16-year-old Andrew Chavez, were found at the address and charged in connection with the shootings.

Police reports show the drive-by was in retaliation to a drive-by shooting that took place in October in the 1800 block of Debra Street. Police said it was also discovered that the victims from the Tuesday shooting had no involvement in the October incident.

Both boys were charged with shooting at or from a motor vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, and tampering with evidence. Police Lt. Trevor Thron said both suspects have been transferred to the juvenile detention facility in Lovington.

A third male occupant who was sitting in the back seat of the Chevy Impala has yet to be located.