PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – Police in Rhode Island have arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting on New Year’s Day of a 54-year-old woman.

Pawtucket police announced Thursday that Cheryl Smith was found in a city home at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday suffering from several gunshot wounds to her chest, She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police arrested 23-year-old Jack Doherty, of Albany, New York and 18-year-old Shaylyn Moran, Pawtucket, at a nearby motel and recovered a 9 mm handgun.

Both suspects are scheduled to be appear in court Thursday on first-degree murder charges. It could not be determined if they had attorneys.