15-year-old arrested in Franklin shooting

A 15-year-old has been arrested and faces attempted second-degree murder charges in connection with a shooting in Franklin, the Franklin Police Department said Thursday.

The juvenile male was arrested at 10:54 a.m. Wednesday and booked on 18 counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated criminal damage to property, illegal use of a weapon and illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.

Franklin police say several calls came in Oct. 1 about shots fired in the area of Iberia and Oakdale streets. Officers responded at 12:45 a.m. and learned that a home and a vehicle had been hit. No one was injured.

The investigation identified the suspect and is still going on, the Police Department said.

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