Providence Journal photo / Providence Journal photo/ W. Zachary Malinoswki
Providence police officers stand outside a rooming house on Admiral Street after recovering a gun from inside the building and arresting two people.
PROVIDENCE -- The police charged a city woman who was involved in a shooting in the North End this afternoon with two felonies.Det. Capt. Michael E. Correia said that Jesse Palmer, 41, of 44 Grape St., Apt. 3, is charged with possession of a firearm without a license and entering an apartment without the owner's consent.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., dozens of police officers responded to the area of Admiral Street and Douglas Avenue for reports of shots fired.
Witnesses directed the police to the apartment house where Palmer and a man fled. Police entered the building and found Palmer in Apt. 1.
Correia said they searched the apartment and found Palmer's purse in the oven with a loaded .45 caliber handgun.
The police said the shell casing found on the street matched the gun.
The male, who was not identified, also was taken into custody, but has yet to be charged.