SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Four suspects were arrested and four illegal firearms were seized by Springfield officers after being called to a fight involving a gun.
The Springfield Police Department issued a news release on Wednesday stating that officers were called at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 500 block of Worthington Street for a reported gun incident. Police received information that there was a fight, and two suspects had guns.
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Upon arrival, officers observed the suspects who matched their description near the intersection of Taylor Street and Fairbanks Place in a vehicle. Officers detained four people who were in the vehicle during the investigation.
Officers seized four firearms, including a ghost gun capable of holding 31 rounds of ammunition, and a bundle (10 bags) of heroin from inside the vehicle. As a result, the suspects aged 17, 19, 19, and 26, were arrested and charged with various firearm offenses.
Four firearms seized after gun call reported on Worthington Street in Springfield (Springfield Police Department)
Tyrease Arzola (26) of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Firearm (Three Counts)
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
Jordan Arkins (19) of Springfield is charged with:
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Firearm
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
Ezier Santiago (19) of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Improper Storage of a Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
- Carrying a Firearm without a License (Three Counts)
The identity and charges of the 17-year-old boy cannot be released by Springfield Police due to his age.
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