Illegal Firearm Seized after ShotSpotter Activation
Illegal Firearm Seized after ShotSpotter Activation
Springfield, Mass. --- On Thursday April 16th, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Springfield Police Officers seized a loaded illegal firearm and arrested 46-year-old Angel Colon in connection with a shooting.
Around 7:00 p.m., officers responded to the 0-100 block of Salem Street for a ShotSpotter activation. Officers received information that the suspected shooter went into an apartment on the 100 block of Spring Street. Officers also located evidence related to a shooting.
Officers located the shooting suspect, later identified as Colon, he was positively identified and placed under arrest.
Members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit then applied for and were granted a search warrant for Colon’s apartment. During a search, Detectives located a loaded firearm, additional ammunition and approximately 20 bags of heroin.
46-year-old Angel Colon of Springfield is charged with:
- Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
- Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Three Counts)
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Possession of a Class A Drug