Gun Call Leads to Two Arrests, Large-Capacity Firearm Seized
Springfield, Mass. — On Sunday August 4th at approximately 9:50 p.m., Springfield Police Officers seized a loaded large capacity firearm and arrested two suspects on the 200 block of Fernbank Road.
Around 9:40 p.m., officers responded to Fernbank Road for a gun call. Officers received information an individual was running around the parking lot holding a handgun and then there was a “pop”.
Officers arrived and detained two suspects, later identified as Yadriel Camacho and Alexmy Rodriguez. Inside their vehicle in plain sight was a loaded firearm capable of holding 16 rounds of ammunition. Officers also seized more than 90 bags of marijuana inside the car. Camacho and Rodriguez were placed under arrest.
18-year-old Yadriel Camacho of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
- Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug
19-year-old Alexmy Rodriguez of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
- Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug