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Luis Rodriguez-Burgos, 25, of Holyoke, faces a laundry list of charges that stem from the shooting Thursday evening, April 6, Holyoke police said.
The victim remains in stable condition at an area hospital.
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. near 898 Main Street. Witnesses told police the shooter sped away in a red Porsche, authorities said. When officers spotted the sportscars nearby on High Street, the driver, Rodriguez-Burgos, floored it to escape, but he lost control along Hampshire Street and crashed, officials said.
Rodriguez-Burgos jumped out of the wreckage and hid beneath someone's back porch, police said. Officers searching the area found him a short time later and arrested him.
Officers found a Glock 19 with a high-capacity magazine and a switch that allowed it to increase its rate of fire, authorities said.
Rodriguez-Burgos is charged with —
- Attempted murder
- Negligent operation of a motor vehicle
- Driving with a suspended license
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Failure to stop for police
- Possession of a machine gun
- Carrying a firearm without a license
- Possession of a large-capacity firearm
- Improper storage of a firearm
- Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
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