SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield police officer successfully disarmed a suspect and recovered a stolen loaded firearm following a ShotSpotter activation early Sunday morning.
At about 2:20 a.m., officers responded to Pine Street after the city’s gunshot detection system alerted them to gunfire.
Shortly thereafter, they received a description of the suspect involved in the shooting.
Roughly ten minutes later, police located 23-year-old Jerry Lopez Jr., who matched the suspect’s description, near the intersection of Cedar and Pine Streets.
Lopez initially complied with police commands but suddenly fled on foot.
After a short chase, officers caught up with him at the intersection where a struggle ensued as Lopez produced a gun from his jacket pocket and clung to it.
An officer managed to pry the weapon away and secure it.
Lopez, a Springfield resident, was arrested and is facing multiple charges including carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, receiving stolen property over $1,200, and resisting arrest.
The firearm was loaded and had been reported stolen from New Haven, Connecticut.
