Yep i was getting in my car going to work when this went down too close to home
Chicopee shooting: Investigators trying to determine whether suspect who shot trooper took his own life or was shot by police
Published: Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:47 AM Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:09 PM
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UPDATE, 12:07 p.m.: State Police Col. Marian McGovern identified the trooper shot in the standoff as John Vasquez, a 20-year state police veteran who is married with a teenage son.
Updates stories posted at 10:09 and 9:12 a.m.
CHICOPEE - Investigators are attempting to determine whether the suspect took his life or was shot and killed by city police or a state trooper, Mayor Michael R. Bissonnette said.
The suspect, found dead with two gunshot wounds, was armed with a rifle and a handgun, the mayor said.
Police initially responded to the residence at 102 West Street for a report of a home invasion. A dispatcher was heard issuing a "shots fired" call around 7:40 a.m. Bissonnette said that, according to police, the suspect entered the home armed with a rifle and a handgun, took a small boy hostage and turned on the gas burner to a stove.
One witness described seeing a boy of about of about 7 or 8 being ushered from the home a short time later.
The boy was apparently released by the suspect and came running out of the house in his underwear, the mayor said. He has been provided with counseling, Bissonnette said.
Other witnesses described hearing numerous gunshots -- ranging from 7-10 to several dozen -- during the incident.
The situation was complicated by the presence of a gasoline tanker truck parked at the Shell gasoline station across the street from the scene of the shooting.
Bissonnette said the nature of the shooter’s relationship with those inside the house, or if he even knew any of those inside, is not yet known.
Col. Marian J. McGovern and Police Chief John R. Ferraro Jr. went to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield to visit with the wounded trooper, who has not been identified. They are slated to return to Chicopee to participate in a press conference on the incident.
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Chicopee shooting: Investigators trying to determine whether suspect who shot trooper took his own life or was shot by police
Published: Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:47 AM Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:09 PM
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UPDATE, 12:07 p.m.: State Police Col. Marian McGovern identified the trooper shot in the standoff as John Vasquez, a 20-year state police veteran who is married with a teenage son.
Updates stories posted at 10:09 and 9:12 a.m.
CHICOPEE - Investigators are attempting to determine whether the suspect took his life or was shot and killed by city police or a state trooper, Mayor Michael R. Bissonnette said.
The suspect, found dead with two gunshot wounds, was armed with a rifle and a handgun, the mayor said.
Police initially responded to the residence at 102 West Street for a report of a home invasion. A dispatcher was heard issuing a "shots fired" call around 7:40 a.m. Bissonnette said that, according to police, the suspect entered the home armed with a rifle and a handgun, took a small boy hostage and turned on the gas burner to a stove.
One witness described seeing a boy of about of about 7 or 8 being ushered from the home a short time later.
The boy was apparently released by the suspect and came running out of the house in his underwear, the mayor said. He has been provided with counseling, Bissonnette said.
Other witnesses described hearing numerous gunshots -- ranging from 7-10 to several dozen -- during the incident.
The situation was complicated by the presence of a gasoline tanker truck parked at the Shell gasoline station across the street from the scene of the shooting.
Bissonnette said the nature of the shooter’s relationship with those inside the house, or if he even knew any of those inside, is not yet known.
Col. Marian J. McGovern and Police Chief John R. Ferraro Jr. went to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield to visit with the wounded trooper, who has not been identified. They are slated to return to Chicopee to participate in a press conference on the incident.
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Thanks to all who responded to this incident. It's amazing that they run in while the rest of us run out.
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Can't wait to here how this whole thing started.
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