(Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) A Manchester police photographer takes close-ups of an evidence marker, one of several that were placed by police investigating a shooting on Cedar Street early Sunday morning.

MANCHESTER — A pair of downtown area shootings a short distance away from each other early Sunday morning remain under investigation by police detectives, who said Monday they have made an arrest in one of the incidents.

Taken into custody while allegedly trying to flee the scene of the second shooting, at 178 Cedar St., was Angel Janiel Rivera Calderon, 23, whose address or town of residence wasn’t provided by police.

Police said officers working at the scene of the first shooting, which took place at 135 Chestnut St., suddenly heard “active gunfire” coming from the area of the Cedar Street address, then were able to see a vehicle leaving the area and attempted to pull it over.

The driver allegedly refused to stop, leading officers on a brief pursuit, during which he allegedly discarded a firearm.

Once the driver did stop, police identified him as Calderon, and charged him with disobeying a police officer and operating with a suspended license.

Angel Janiel Rivera Calderon, 23, of points unknown

Police said the firearm he allegedly discarded was eventually located.

As a result of detectives’ further investigation into the incident, probable cause was established to charge Calderon with seven counts of reckless conduct and one count of falsifying physical evidence, all felonies, for allegedly firing a handgun into an occupied building and discarding a firearm during the pursuit, police said.

Calderon was booked on the charges and jailed pending a Superior Court arraignment.

“This quick arrest is a testament to the hard work that Manchester police officers and detectives do each and every day,” police Chief Allen Aldenberg said. “This case also highlights the high importance this agency places on reducing violent crime in the city.”

As for the Chestnut Street shooting, the alleged victim, who wasn’t identified by police, was shot multiple times, and remains hospitalized in serious, but stable, condition, police said.

(Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) A Manchester detective studies a section of an exterior wall to mark the spots where bullets are believed to have struck a building off of Chestnut Street early Sunday morning.

Both incidents are under active investigation, and police ask anyone who may have any information on one or both of the incidents to call police headquarters at 668-8711.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

(Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) Uniformed police and detectives scope out the area around 178 Cedar St. in Manchester while investigating one of two shooting incidents just blocks from each other. This car appears to have been struck by three or four rounds, one of which is believed to have shattered the rear door window.

(Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) One of two vehicles that were struck by rounds fired in the area of 178 Cedar St. in Manchester early Sunday morning is photographed by an officer investigating the shooting.

(Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) Several Manchester police detectives document the scene of one of two Sunday morning shootings, this one off of Chestnut Street where a man was seriously injured.