LEWISTON — A local teenager has been charged in connection with a shooting in the residential downtown last month.

Police arrested the 16-year-old on Thursday for his role in the shooting on Pierce Street on the evening of April 29.

It was the second time the teen has been charged in connection with a downtown shooting, police said. In April 2025, then 15-years-old, the teen was charged in connection with a shooting on Bartlett Street in which an apartment house was struck by a round.

At the time, the teen was taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. It was not clear how long he was held there before he was released.

In the more recent shooting, the teen, who was not identified because of his age, was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and threatening display of a weapon. He was taken once again to Long Creek.

The late April 29 gunfire rousted the neighborhoods near 119 Pierce St. in the late evening hours. By the time police arrived, the suspects had scattered, but investigators found shell casings in the street and bullet holes in the side of at least one building.

Police have been investigating that shooting, along with several others that have occurred before and after the April 29 incident.

In recent weeks, police have arrested more than a half-dozen suspects in connection with shootings in the downtown area. Four adults were arrested in April on weapons and other charges.

On Friday, police arrested a 13-year-old boy on charges of shooting another teen on Avon Street the day before. They also arrested a 15-year-old who police say was found with a gun at the crime scene.