SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield man with two outstanding warrants was arrested on Tuesday in connection with two shootings.
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The Springfield Police Department states that on January 16th at around 8:50 p.m., officers were sent to a ShotSpotter activation on the 600 block of Liberty Street. When officers arrived, they found evidence of gunfire and a window from a business had been damaged. Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) Detectives identified the suspect as 20-year-old Zaddiel Aponte-Perez of Springfield. On July 8th, a warrant was applied for and granted for his arrest in connection to this shooting.
On June 26th at approximately 3:50 p.m., officers were sent to a ShotSpotter activation on the 900 block of East Columbus Avenue. Shell casings were found, along with ammunition, and damage to a fence and a vacuum at a local business. Aponte-Perez was the suspect in this shooting as well, and officers were also granted a warrant for his arrest on July 8th.
On July 16th, FIU Detectives were granted a search warrant for a vehicle connected to the investigation. Approximately $1,430 in cash, a high-capacity firearm magazine, 45 rounds of ammunition, 56 bags of heroin, and nearly a pound of marijuana were found. Detectives have requested that Aponte-Perez face additional charges based on what was found in the vehicle.
Aponte-Perez was arrested on Tuesday inside an apartment on the 200 block of Fernbank Road.
20-year-old Zaddiel Aponte-Perez of Springfield is charged with:
- Arrest Warrant – Springfield District Court
– Carrying a Firearm without a License
– Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
– Attempted Assault & Battery with a Firearm (Two Counts)
– Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building - Arrest Warrant – Springfield District Court
– Carrying a Firearm without a License
– Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
– Attempted Assault & Battery with a Firearm (Two Counts)
– Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
– Malicious Destruction of Property More than $1200
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