Three Injured in Pittsfield Halloweentime Shootings

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three city residents sustained gunshot wounds while in the larger downtown area this week.

The Pittsfield Police Department responded to shooting reports on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on First Street and Pleasant Street.  A person was shot during each incident but injuries were considered non-life threatening.  

Two incidents on Pleasant Street are believed to be related.

These do not appear to be random acts of violence, police say, and are not a threat to the general public. There is no further information at this time.

On Oct. 30 just after 7:30 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of First Street for a party who had been shot. The 34-year-old male Pittsfield resident sustained one gunshot wound that was not considered to be life-threatening and was transported to Berkshire Medical Center.

On Oct. 31 just after 11 p.m., police responded to the 20 block of Pleasant Street for a ShotSpotter activation.

"Several callers also made reports of shots fired," police reported.

Upon officers’ arrival, police found an 18-year-old man who had sustained a single gunshot wound. The injury was not considered to be life-threatening and the victim was transported to BMC for treatment.



On Nov. 1 just after 12:30 a.m., officers returned to the 20 block of Pleasant Street for a second ShotSpotter activation and report of shots fired. Shell casings were recovered on the scene.

About an hour later around 1:40 a.m., police were dispatched to BMC for a victim who had arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound. The injury to the 37-year-old man was not considered to be life-threatening.

"At this time, it is believed that the two Pleasant Street incidents are related," police wrote.

"It is not known if the First Street shooting incident is connected but none of these incidents appear to be random acts of violence, and there is no known threat to the general public."

Any information on these incidents can be provided to the Detective Bureau at 413-448-9705, anonymously via the tip line at 413-448-9706, or by texting PITTIP and your message to TIP411 (847411).



 


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Pittsfield BOH Condemns Two Homes

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two more Pittsfield homes have been condemned.

The Board of Health voted Wednesday to condemn 86 John St. and 224 Fourth St. It came with a pang of sadness about demolishing homes during a housing crisis and a conversation about prevention.

"I would think many years ago this property had flowers in front of it," Chair Roberta Elliott said about the John Street home. "It was not like this."

Another member said it feels like capital punishment to the properties.

Both homes have no owner or heir who wants to take responsibility for them. The city has 43 open condemnation orders — about 20 residential.

"The condemnation can be as simple as no running water, no electricity," Code Enforcement Office Andrew Gagnon said. "So it is a spectrum of severity."

The four-bedroom John Street property has been sitting since 2018 and the Fourth Street multifamily has been subject to break-ins despite being secured and deemed unsafe by the Fire Department.

"It's unfortunate that so many properties on John Street have had to meet the wrecking ball," Gagnon said.

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