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2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital 2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital
2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital Two men were shot early Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, in Hampden County, and investigators are asking the public for tips.  Chicopee police were called to the intersection of Hampden and Center Streets around 1:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. Officers found bullet casings but no victims or damage to property, Chicopee police said.  An initial investigation found that someone had fired at a car, and it sped away toward Springfield.  Soon after that discovery, two men walked into Bay State Medical Center with gunshot wounds, police said. Doctors treated them for non-life-t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Child, 3 Adults Hospitalized After Weekend Crash In Western Mass: Police Child, 3 Adults Hospitalized After Weekend Crash In Western Mass: Police
Child, 3 Adults Hospitalized After Weekend Crash In Western Mass: Police Four people were sent to the hospital on Sunday, March 19, following a head-on collision in Springfield, including a child, officials said.  The crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. when two cars collided near 194 Island Pond Road, the Springfield Fire Department said in a tweet. The driver of one vehicle and the driver, a female passenger, and a child in the backseat were all taken to the Bay State Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Police did not release their names. The female passenger had to be cut from the car.  Springfield police are…

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by Josh Lanier
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Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA
Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA A judge sentenced a Springfield man who shot his rival six times to at least a dozen years behind bars — if not longer, authorities announced.  Edgar Gomez-Diaz was convicted on seven charges, including armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury, and multiple firearms charges, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him last week to 12 to 15 years in prison.  The shooting happened in May 2021 when Gomez-Diaz attacked his victim in the 90 block of…

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by Josh Lanier
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Car Crashes Into Springfield Home, Driver Taken To Hospital: Officials Car Crashes Into Springfield Home, Driver Taken To Hospital: Officials
Car Crashes Into Springfield Home, Driver Taken To Hospital: Officials A driver was hospitalized late Thursday night, Jan. 5, after crashing into a home in Springfield, fire officials said.  Springfield firefighters were called to 260 Garvey Drive around 11 p.m. when the car careened off the road and into the home at the corner of Stapleton Road. Firefighters had to cut the driver from the vehicle, officials said.  Responders rushed the driver to Bay State Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.  At 2300 hrs SFD responded to 260 Garvey St. Car vs house. One occupant was extricated and transported to a local hospital with non li…

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by Josh Lanier
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3 Pets Die, 15 Displaced Following Christmas Eve Fire In Chicopee: Officials 3 Pets Die, 15 Displaced Following Christmas Eve Fire In Chicopee: Officials
3 Pets Die, 15 Displaced Following Christmas Eve Fire In Chicopee: Officials A dog and two cats lost their lives in a Christmas Eve fire in Chicopee that also displaced about 15 people, fire officials said. Chicopee Fire responded to the fire at 759 Chicopee Street just after noon on Saturday, Dec. 24, Chicopee Fire Chief Dan Stamborski and State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey report. Upon arrival, firefighters learned that one person was still inside the multi-family home.  Crews made their way into the building and rescued the person, who was seriously injured. They were immediately taken to an area hospital for treatment, officials said.  According to a GoFundMe …

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by David Cifarelli