From Sandy Louey:
Citrus Heights police have arrested two men for allegedly shooting into a 7-Eleven store Saturday.
At 4:51 a.m., an officer heard gunshots from the area of the store at 6170 Auburn Blvd. and saw a gray pickup truck leaving, according to a police press release.
The store clerk called dispatch and reported bullets had been fired into the store. The officer followed the truck and called for help. Police and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department stopped Justin Swett and Dennis Edens, both 20, in Carmichael, authorities said.
Further investigation found the two had tried to steal beer from the store at 4:44 a.m., but the clerk had stopped them. There were no injuries from the shooting, but the store had a broken window and damages to its fixtures, police said.
Swett, of Rio Linda, and Edens, of Sacramento, were both arrested on suspicion of discharge of firearms at an inhabited building, carrying a loaded firearm, battery against a person, and two counts of conspiracy, according to online jail records.
Swett was also arrested on suspicion of discharge of a firearm from a motor vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon or firearm, and carrying a loaded firearm in public and not listed with the Department of Justice.
Edens was also arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, driving while under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more and permitting another person to discharge a firearm from a vehicle.
Both are being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail Sunday, Edens on $145,000 bail, while Swett on $155,000 bail. The pair are scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
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