SPD Officers Arrest Shooting Suspect in Connection with a Stolen Vehicle
SPD Officers Arrest Shooting Suspect in Connection with a Stolen Vehicle
Springfield, Mass. — On Saturday July 12th, around 10:45 a.m., an officer was in the area of Longhill Street, when a vehicle approached the cruiser. The driver, later identified as Anthony Kaponis, informed the officer that Windsor, Connecticut police were actively tracking his stolen vehicle. Kaponis continued driving and stopped on the 0-100 block of Warriner Avenue next to his stolen vehicle. As the officer approached, he could hear one gunshot.
The driver of the stolen vehicle, later identified as a 16-year-old male, sped away.
Kaponis told officers one of the occupants of the vehicle pointed a gun at him. Additional officers arrived and Kaponis informed them he had a firearm and a permit to carry in the state of Connecticut. He was not licensed to carry firearms in Massachusetts. Officers recovered the firearm from the vehicle.
Around 11:00 a.m., the stolen vehicle arrived at Baystate. The 16-year-old was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. A 16-year-old male passenger was not injured.
The 16-year-old who was shot will receive a criminal complaint for operating a motor vehicle without a license and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.
Officers placed Kaponis under arrest.
37-year-old Anthony Kaponis of Windsor, Connecticut is charged with:
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Assault & Battery with a Firearm
- Attempted Assault & Battery with a Firearm