SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Springfield Police arrested 7 individuals after a series of incidents involving gunfire Wednesday night.
According to Springfield Police, detectives were shot at on College Street by individuals in a Honda Civic just after 10:30 p.m. Shortly later, individuals in a Jeep Cherokee shot at an unmarked cruiser on State Street.
A Springfield police officer driving to work was hit; he was rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries that are “believed to be non-life-threatening”.
Seven illegal firearms were recovered, police said, including an AR-15 style rifle. Authorities said the AR-15 style rifle was used by 18-year-old Isak Font used to shoot the officer and cruiser.
“My officers, day and night, go through this dangerous job and we go out there and we know it’s a dangerous job and it’s getting even more dangerous every day that passes,” said Springfield Police Chief Lawrence Akers.
“It’s become more consistent that our officers are being fired upon,” he continued. “And the one thing that I did want to bring to the attention is that they do an excellent job in making these arrests under these trying times without even firing a shot.”
This incident remains under investigation.
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