Red-Haired Bail Violator Busted With Pink-Handled Pistol In Springfield: Police

A man out on bail for gun charges from last year was arrested over the weekend on — shocker — more gun charges, police in Hampden County said.

Daniel Gonzalez, who was out on bail for a July 2022 gun possession arrest, was busted again on Sunday with a loaded pistol, Springfield police said. The serial number had been defaced from the weapon, authorities said.
Photo Credit: *Springfield Police Department*

Josh Lanier

05/30/2023 11:27 a.m.

Daniel Gonzalez, 20, faces a slew of charges after officers arrested him on Sunday, May 28, with a large-capacity pistol, Springfield police said.

Springfield police responded to a ShotSpotter Activation just after 9:30 p.m. near Malden and Grand streets. When officers arrived, they saw two men standing there who ran away when they spotted the cops, investigators said.

Police ran down one of the men near Oakland and Allen Streets and found a loaded large-capacity pistol with a pink handle beneath a car near where they arrested him, authorities said. The serial number had been defaced.

That runner was Gonzalez, police said.

He is charged with:

Carrying a firearm without a license
Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
Possession of a large-capacity firearm
Discharging a firearm within 500 Feet of a building
Improper storage of a firearm
Arrest warrant (Probation Violation)
Carrying a firearm without a license
Carrying a loaded large-capacity firearm on a public way
Possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number
Improper storage of a large-capacity firearm

No one was injured in the shooting, and there was no reported property damage. Gonzalez was arrested in July 2022 after police found him with a large-capacity pistol, authorities said.

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