Fall River Police retrieve gun and ammunition in search warrant

Fall River Police have retrieved a gun and ammunition after executing a search warrant recently.

According to Lieutenant Gregory Wiley, on April 22, members of the Fall River Gang Unit, Vice Unit, Major Crimes Division and Uniform Division executed a search warrant at an apartment on Peckham Street which was led by Detective Gregory Homen.

Wiley stated that the targets of the search warrant were 40-year-old William Lajoie and 42-year-old Jeremy Paiva.

A search of the apartment was conducted and located inside the apartment were one 9mm Jimenez Arms handgun and seven 9mm rounds of ammunition.

Fall River Police seized the gun and ammunition.