TAYLORSVILLE — Unified police are investigating whether two men arrested last month for allegedly committing two drive-by shootings on the same house are also responsible for later stealing guns from a shooting range in Sandy.

Unified police also confirmed Thursday that they were seeking potential federal charges against those two men, plus a third who allegedly participated in the firearms theft.

On Sept. 1, a drive-by shooting was reported at a home near 4700 South and 2600 West. Two days later, on Sept. 3, the same house was shot at again, according to police. No injuries were reported.

On Sept. 4, three firearms were stolen from The Armory, 248 W. 9210 South, according to a police affidavit. Surveillance cameras recorded three men entering the store and stealing guns. As of Thursday, two of the three stolen guns had been recovered.

Now, investigators are trying to piece all of the crimes together.

On Sept. 5, Edward Peralta-Moran, 19, of Sandy, was arrested for investigation of 12 counts of discharge of a firearm, possession of a weapon by a restricted person, and theft by receiving stolen property.

Ramon Casarez Avila, 21, of Millcreek, was arrested that same day for investigation of 12 counts of discharge of a firearm, and theft by receiving stolen property. Avila’s arrest came a little over a month after he was arrested by Unified police for allegedly possessing a gun with the serial number filed off, according to a police affidavit.

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2 arrested in 2 Taylorsville drive-by shootings Unified police announced Thursday that two people have been arrested in connection with two drive-by shootings at a Taylorsville house this week.

Peralta-Moran and Avila were in the same vehicle when they were pulled over by Unified police. During a search of their car, two stolen guns were recovered, according to the affidavit. Information collected from those arrests led police to a residence in Sandy where two of the three firearms stolen from The Armory were recovered, and ammunition and drugs were seized, police said.

On Sept. 13, Javier Lopez, 19, was arrested for investigation of theft of a firearm in connection with the Sandy gun theft.

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