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Pittsfield man dead, suspect under arrest in shooting
Updated 10:35 PM;
PITTSFIELD – One man is dead and a second is facing murder charges after a fatal shooting that occurred Tuesday night.
The shooting took place at 6:18 p.m. on 631 North St. Police responding to a ShotSpotter activation found the victim, Lemond Grady, 39, seriously injured, said Andrew McKeever, spokesman for Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington.
Grady was rushed to Berkshire Medical Center by Action Ambulance and later died from his wounds, he said.
Responding officers received a description of a suspect, who ran from the area after the shooting. Patrol units searched the area and quickly arrested the man nearby on Lincoln Street, McKeever said.
Police say Edward Jennings, 34, also of Pittsfield, is being charged with first degree murder in the shooting and killing of 39-year-old Lemond Grady. Police responded to the area of 631 North St. following a ShotSpotter activation and multiple 911 calls at approximately 6:18 p.m., according to a statement from the district attorney s office. Patrol units ascertained a description of the suspect, who fled the scene on foot, and arrested Jennings on the nearby Lincoln Street. Action Ambulance transported Grady to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Pittsfield Police, the state police assigned to the district attorney s office, and Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington all responded to the scene.
Man faces murder charge for fatal shooting in Pittsfield
April 21, 2021
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) A man has been arrested in a Tuesday shooting that left one person dead in Pittsfield, according to the Berkshire district attorney’s office.
Edward Jennings, 34, of Pittsfield was arrested Tuesday near the scene of shooting that took place on North Street around 6:20 p.m., the attorney’s office said. The victim was identified as Lemond Grady, 39, of Pittsfield. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.
Jennings faces a charge of first degree murder and was expected to be arraigned Wednesday . It was unclear if Jennings has an attorney to comment on his behalf.
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