3 Arrested in Roswell Drive-By Shooting

ROSWELL, GA -- Three men, including one teenager, have been arrested and charged in connection to a drive-by shooting that sent one resident to the hospital.

Roswell police Wednesday evening arrested Derrick Thompson, 24, Christopher Strong, 19, and Eric Alexandre, 17, the agency said Thursday.

Fulton County Jail records show Thompson and Strong was were booked into the facility June 23 on one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Those records don't indicate whether Alexandre has been booked into the facility.

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Thompson and Strong are residents of the Riverwood Apartments at 1045 Holcomb Bridge Road while Alexandre resides at the Manchester at Mansell complex at 401 Huntington Drive, police spokesperson Lisa Holland said.

The 20-year-old shooting victim was outside around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Holcomb's Crossing at 100 Holcomb Ferry Road when he was shot.

Witnesses told police a red Ford Mustang, with a charcoal-colored striping on the bottom half of the car, was driving around the complex before the shooting, police previously told Patch.

A person inside the vehicle began to shoot at the victim as the car made an exit from the complex. The victim was hit twice, Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland said.

"The victim and suspects all new each other, and the shooting stemmed from an argument," she added.

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