Police arrested a Hartford shooting suspect and he is facing further charges after officers found an illegal firearm, heroin and marijuana in his apartment while executing a search warrant.
Jose "Cheo" Rodriguez, 38, of 665 Garden Street, Apartment 10, Hartford, is facing multiple charges including assault and operating a drug factory.
Police identified Rodriguez, a convicted felon, as a suspect in a shooting at his address at 11:56 a.m. on Sept. 26. The department obtained an arrest warrant for Rodriguez on charges of first-degree assault and firearm-related charges on Oct. 2.
Special Operations detectives searched his home, where police believed he was hiding, on Oct. 3 and found an illegal firearm and a significant amount of heroin and marijuana. A child was also present at the home when police arrived.
Police seized a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson pistol with two magazines totaling 24 rounds, 9 millimeter and .40 caliber ammunition, 651 bags of packaged heroin, 22 grams of raw heroin, 65 bags of marijuana, $800 in cash and drug packaging material.
The Emergency Response Team, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration officials, a shooting task force and State Police assisted in the search of the home.
Police charged Rodriguez with first-degree assault and possession of a pistol without a permit. He also faces charges listed in a separate case of criminal possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school zone, possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell a controlled substance, operating a drug factory and risk of injury to a minor.
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Police did not say when Rodriguez is due in court.
