A 22-year-old was arrested in New Bedford after he allegedly fired a gun multiple times in the area of Cove Street and Rodney French Boulevard Saturday night. According to CBS 12 in Providence, New Bedford police  responded to the area around 11 and were able to locate the suspect based on a witness description. Police then approached the suspect, later identified as Wilber Alvarado, who fled on foot into a house when police finally got him into custody. Police said they then found that Alvarado had concealed a loaded Glock 22 handgun in a bag of potting soil and in possession of crack cocaine.

Alvarado was charged with disorderly conduct, possession of a high-capacity firearm and ammunition without a license, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, and possession of a class “B” substance.