CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Cranston police arrested a 19-year-old man from Fall River and plan to charge him with shooting and killing a 16-year-old on Monday.

Police said 19-year-old D’Maury Monteiro shot and killed 16-year-old Eduardo Loran Colon of Providence just before 3 a.m. Monday.

The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Pocasset Village Apartments on Dyer Avenue.

Cranston police Col. Michael Winquist said Monteiro was arrested Tuesday morning in Dorchester, Mass.

Detectives believe Monteiro, Colon, and another man arrived at the apartment complex in Cranston together and appeared to be preparing to break into a vehicle, police said.

Police said the car the group of three arrived in was stolen.

Police accused Monteiro of firing multiple shots at Colon at close range bef

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