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'Completely Avoidable' Murder: 21-Year-Old Charged With Double Shooting In Western Mass 'Completely Avoidable' Murder: 21-Year-Old Charged With Double Shooting In Western Mass
'Completely Avoidable' Murder: 21-Year-Old Charged With Double Shooting In Western Mass A 21-year-old man who police say cut off his court-required ankle monitor — twice — while out on bail is now charged with a double shooting at a birthday party in Springfield last week that left a man dead.  Tyre Shakespeare was arrested on Sunday, July 2, in Springfield and charged with the killing, Springfield police said.  The attack happened near Ashmun and Adams streets on Thursday afternoon. Authorities said Shakespeare "sprayed bullets" at a group of people celebrating during a birthday party.  Elian Arroya, age 23, was shot and paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medic…
Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police
Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Police in Hampden County said they found a gun stolen out of North Carolina and drugs when a routine traffic stop took a sharp turn over the weekend.  Chicopee police spotted the car on Chicopee Street Sunday, May 7, and noticed it didn't have a front license plate or working driver-side brake light, authorities said. They pulled the vehicle over on Grattan Street a few minutes later.  Officers said the driver — a 35-year-old Easthampton man — didn't have a license, and the two passengers weren't wearing their seatbelts. Police arrested the three men and searched the car, where th…
Two More In Hopedale Charged In Milford Shooting Last Week: Police Two More In Hopedale Charged In Milford Shooting Last Week: Police
Two More In Hopedale Charged In Milford Shooting Last Week: Police Police arrested two men in connection with a shooting in Milford last week, authorities said.  Joseph Brigham, 25, of Hopedale, and Derek Brigham, 33, of Blackstone, face a host of charges following a Sunday, June 15 shooting, Hopedale police said.  Police responded to a home on Dutcher Street after someone called to say a man ran into their home and through the backdoor, authorities said. Investigators later linked it to a shooting outside the house.  Officers believe the Dutcher Street shooting is tied to another shooting early Sunday morning outside TD's Pub on Water Street. Officers ar…
Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor
Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Police say a 28-year-old Boston man brought a loaded, high-capacity 'ghost gun' with a laser sight with him to the Puerto Rican Festival last week.  Marc Serrano, of Dorchester, was arrested near Franklin Park as he left the festival on Saturday, July 30, because he had an outstanding assault and battery warrant, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. When police searched his bookbag, they found the loaded handgun with an attached laser sight along with a 31-round clip, prosecutors said. Serrano had 24 bullets in the magazine, a round in the chamber, and another one stuck i…
Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say
Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say A Connecticut woman who was shot during a dispute between neighbors over a dog that left two others dead has died from her injuries. Nikia Rankins, age 27, of Hartford, died on Friday, July 1 from injuries incurred during the incident on Sunday, June 19. Rankins was found shot when police responded to a report of gunfire at a multi-family home on Franklin Avenue and located three unresponsive victims with gunshot wounds, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. See Earlier Story: Dispute Over Dog Leads To Shooting Deaths Of Man, Woman In Hartford The couple, identified as…
Five Nabbed After Massachusetts Narcotics Investigation Five Nabbed After Massachusetts Narcotics Investigation
Five Nabbed After Massachusetts Narcotics Investigation A monthlong investigation into drug sales in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of five suspects who are facing a variety of drug and breaking and entering charges, police said. Over the past month, members of the Springfield Police Department Metro Unit and Narcotics Unit have been investigating an apartment on the 0-100 block of Pearl Street for the distribution of narcotics. Early on Saturday, June 26, detectives conducting surveillance of the apartment spotted behavior consistent with drug sales taking place, and shortly before 12 p.m., Springfield resident Isaias Diaz, who is know…