Smithfield police said Friday that they have arrested a man in connection with a shooting Thursday that injured three people, including a 3-year-old boy.
Shanquan Dakell Padgett, 21, of 509 Mill St., Smithfield, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Police were called to Padgett’s home around 1:40 p.m. Thursday, when they found a 24-year-old man, 34-year-old woman and her son, who were coming out of a neighboring home when they were shot.
In a 911 call released Friday, a woman said she saw both a white car and a brown car filled with people and that the brown car sped off after the shooting.
The caller also said that children were just getting home from school.
“We got kids that just got off the bus,” the 911 caller said. “We got a lot of kids that we’re trying to protect right now.”
Deana Harris, who lives in the neighborhood, described the scene as chaotic.
“We heard gunshots and a car sped away, and we saw the lady that got shot in the leg,” Harris said. “She was hopping around, and the baby was screaming.”
