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(Update) Man Shot, Killed Inside Car In Western Mass

Update: Pittsfield police identified the man who was fatally shot as Ryan Babcock. Click here for more information. 

Pittsfield Police

Pittsfield Police

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Original: Police in Berkshire County are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon, June 11, in Pittsfield. 

Pittsfield police received a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. about a shooting in the 500 block of Fenn Street, authorities said. 

Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a car. Paramedics performed life-saving measures, but they could not save him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Pittsfield police said. 

Police do not believe this was a random act of violence and say there is no active threat to the community. 

The slaying remains under investigation. 

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