Two charged with rolling gun battle through streets of Cambridge, one with a child in his car

Men from Brockton and Boston with beef look charges that they exchanged gunfire arsenic they each drove down Rindge Avenue the evening of Aug. 25.

Cambridge Police report that Maurice Morris, 30, of Brockton, and Che Meranda, 29, of Boston, some took respective shots astatine the different betwixt Rindge Avenue and Clifton Circle and Pemberton and Middlesex streets - adjacent arsenic Meranda had a kid successful the car with him.

Following an altercation, Morris had fired aggregate shots astatine Meranda’s conveyance portion they were successful abstracted vehicles successful the country of Rindge Avenue and Clifton Circle. Several ammunition casings were located successful the roadway from the intersection of Rindge Avenue and Clifton Circle to the intersection of Rindge Avenue and Clifton Place. Meranda past returned aggregate shots astatine Morris’ conveyance successful the country of Pemberton Street and Middlesex Street. Meranda and different occupants past ran from the country and abandoned their vehicle. Morris past drove distant from the country and the conveyance helium was successful was aboriginal recovered successful Medford. No 1 was injured during the shootings.

Morris was arrested Sept. 9 successful Everett; Meranda came to the attraction of the section constabulary aft helium was arrested successful Florida connected unrelated charges. He volition yet beryllium transported backmost present for arraignment, constabulary say.

Both were charged with equipped battle to murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and discharging a firearm wrong 500 feet wrong 500 feet of a building.

Meranda was besides charged with reckless endangerment of a kid and operating aft suspension. Morris was besides charged with battle and artillery with a unsafe weapon.

Innocent, etc.