SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting last fall.
Springfield Police Department spokesman Ryan Walsh told 22News, 32-year-old Hector Gomez was taken into custody at his home on East Main Street in Chicopee early Tuesday morning.
Gomez is accused of shooting a man near the intersection of Fort Pleasant Avenue and Forest Park Avenue on September 11. The victim survived his injuries.
Police: Man taken to hospital after shooting in Springfield
Gomez is scheduled to be arraigned in Springfield District Court Tuesday on charges of:
- Assault to murder
- Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
- Carrying a firearm without a license (second offense)
- Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building
