Western Mass 'Running Gun Battle' Leaves Numerous Buildings, Vehicles Damaged, Police Say Western Mass 'Running Gun Battle' Leaves Numerous Buildings, Vehicles Damaged, Police Say
Western Mass 'Running Gun Battle' Leaves Numerous Buildings, Vehicles Damaged, Police Say A running gunfight between four men in a city street in Western Massachusetts left numerous buildings and cars with bullet holes. The incident took place in Hampden County around 4:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, in Holyoke on Farnum Drive. According to Captain Matthew F. Moriarty of the Holyoke Police Department, officers responded to the area after received numerous reports of shots being fired. Officers arrived on the scene and began to search the area for injured parties, damaged property, and evidence of the shots fired, he said. As officers canvased the area witnesses described a “ru…
Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol
Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol Police arrested a man on charges he fired gunshots into Connecticut's Capitol building in Hartford over Memorial Day weekend. Hartford County resident Floyd Gollnick, age 74, of Southington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 24, for Capitol shooting, although he already was being held on charges from similar incidents in the area on the night of Sunday, May 30, said the Connecticut State Police. State Police said Gollnick fired numerous shots from the driver's seat of his truck parked on Capitol Avenue.  There were no injures and the bullet holes were not discovered until Tuesday, June 1 by a…
Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Western Mass Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Western Mass
Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Western Mass Police are investigating a drive-by shooting incident that was directed at a specific residence in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Hampden County around 3:15 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15 in Wilbraham, police said. According to Wilbraham Police Captain Edward Lennon, officers responded to an area of Merrill Road for reports of gunshots being fired. Once on the scene, the officers discovered that shots had been directed at a specific residence from a vehicle, which had fled the area, Lennon said.  There were no reported injuries. The incident, which appears to be random and…
Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass
Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts police officer barely missed being shot when a bullet flew through the windshield of his police cruiser while parked at city gas pumps. The incident took place at 9:40 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13, when a Hampden County officer from the Holyoke Police Department was parked at the city gas pumps on Commercial Street, Captain M. Moriarty said. According to Moriarty, while the manned cruiser was parked, a single bullet struck the front windshield at chest level. The bullet missed the officer, who was sitting in the driver's seat. The officer requested backup and addition…
Danbury Mall Placed On Lockdown After Girl Injured In Shooting Danbury Mall Placed On Lockdown After Girl Injured In Shooting
Danbury Mall Placed On Lockdown After Girl Injured In Shooting Click here for an updated story: Victim In Danbury Mall Shooting May Have Been Involved In Melee, Police Say A teenage girl was injured after shots were fired during an incident at the Danbury Fair Mall overnight. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. The victim, a 16-year-old, suffered the gunshot wound to her upper chest and was described as being conscious and alert, according to Danbury Police. She was taken to Danbury Hospital. The incident happened near Macy's. The mall was immediately placed on lockdown as police officers cleared the building. Police sai…
Three Killed In Mass Casualty Incident, Massachusetts State Police Say Three Killed In Mass Casualty Incident, Massachusetts State Police Say
Three Killed In Mass Casualty Incident, Massachusetts State Police Say A mass casualty incident has been declared in Eastern Massachusetts after a stolen truck crashed into a structure and three people were killed at the scene, including a suspected gunman, authorities said. The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, June 26 in the City of Winthrop in Suffolk County, Massachusetts at Veterans Road, where the truck took down a small brick building, followed by shots fired.  The suspect had stolen the truck owned by a plumbing company, Massachusetts State Police said. After the suspect fled the crash scene, he allegedly shot a woman and man, bef…
Suspect Nabbed After Drive-By CT Fatal Shooting Of Woman Suspect Nabbed After Drive-By CT Fatal Shooting Of Woman
Suspect Nabbed After Drive-By CT Fatal Shooting Of Woman A man who is allegedly responsible for the shooting death of a grandmother who was cooking dinner when she was fatally shot is in custody in Puerto Rico. Omar Reyes, age 21, of Hartford is awaiting extradition to Connecticut, where he will be charged with the murder of Sylvia Cordova on Wednesday, June 9, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Cordova, age 56, was discovered shot in the neck around 5:11 p.m., when Hartford Police officers responded to the area of 28 Sisson Ave., on a report of citizen callers reporting shots fired.  Upon arrival, officers located several rifl…
Chase, Crash Leads To Arrest Of CT Murder Suspect, Police Say Chase, Crash Leads To Arrest Of CT Murder Suspect, Police Say
Chase, Crash Leads To Arrest Of CT Murder Suspect, Police Say After a chase and a rollover crash, police in Connecticut arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting that left one dead and one injured. Hartford arrested Chan Williams-Bey Jr., age 25, of Hartford, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Siddhartha Lake-Sudan, age 37, of East Hartford around 1:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, said Hartford PD Lt. Aaron Boisvert. When officers arrived, they found a man, in his 20s, suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment.  While canvassing the crime sce…
Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings
Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two people are dead and four injured following separate shootings that happened overnight in Connecticut. In New Haven, one person was killed and three injured after three separate shootings. At around  4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 6, responding officers located a 37-year-old New Haven man who was fatally shot on Springside Avenue. Earlier overnight, two 28-year-olds suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after being shot at Lamberton Street and Rosette Street. A couple of hours later, an 18-year-old South suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Genesee Street…
Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say Three people were killed and another critically injured after an apparent murder-suicide in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Friday, May 29, in Hartford County. Police received a report of multiple people shot in Windsor Locks, on Lownds Drive. Officers arrive and cleared the home for potential threats and victims, said Windsor Locks PD Lt. Paul Cherniack. A search of the home found three adults suffering from gunshot wounds with no signs of life, Cherniack said. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.  A fourth person was located in the residenc…
Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting
Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting A Western Mass man is facing numerous charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting that left one person seriously injured. Edgar Gomez-Diaz, age 36, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, May 4, after an officer heard gunshots in the area of Spring and Pearl Streets and located a man who was shot on Spring Street around 12:20 p.m., said Springfield Police Spokesman Ryan Walsh. Following an investigation under the direction of Captain Trent Duda, detectives identified Gomez-Diaz and arrested him around 4:20 p.m. near the intersection of Pearl and Bridge Streets, Walsh said. He was ch…
CT Teen Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old CT Teen Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old
CT Teen Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old A Connecticut teen has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a 3-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting. Jaziah Smith, age 19, of Hartford, was arrested on Monday, April 19, for the killing which took place around Saturday afternoon, April 10 in Hartford, said Lt. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department. The 3-year-old boy, identified as Randell Jones, was shot around 2:25 p.m. while riding in a vehicle near 182 Nelson St., with his mother, his 4- and 5-year-old siblings, and another man when a shooter in another vehicle began firing bullets at the family’s car…