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Ryan Starbird, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a loaded firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and assault and battery by firing a gun, the Berkshire County District Attorney said.
Starbird was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and three years of probation.
The shooting happened in July 2023 in a parking lot at the Berkshire Crossing shopping plaza in Pittsfield.
Investigators said Starbird and the unidentified man got into an argument over a woman that turned violent. Starbird pulled his unlicensed pistol and fired injuring them both.
They were both taken to Berkshire Medical Center for treatment. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
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