Barnstable police arrest 16-year-old in reference to Cape Cod shootings

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The teenager is dealing with numerous expenses after police decided he was “immediately concerned” in two latest shootings on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod officers have arrested a 16-year-old Hyannis boy in reference to two latest shootings that left a number of individuals injured.

Barnstable police stated in a press release that the unidentified teen was arrested early on Tuesday for his alleged roles within the shootings, which occurred on Could 27 on the Craigville Seaside car parking zone and on Sunday close to Principal Avenue and Excessive Faculty Street. 

The teenager is dealing with expenses that embrace two counts of assault to homicide with a firearm, assault and battery with a firearm, and accent earlier than and after the actual fact, in accordance with Barnstable police. 

He was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Barnstable Juvenile Court docket and detained pending a dangerousness listening to on July 12, the Cape and Islands District Legal professional’s Workplace stated in a press launch.

Within the Could 27 incident, two males informed police they have been shot at whereas parked within the Craigville Seaside car parking zone at about 8:30 p.m., in accordance with Barnstable police. One of many males sustained minor accidents from damaged glass, police stated. 

Sunday’s taking pictures occurred round 4:30 p.m., and officers arrived on the scene to discover a man who had been shot within the legs. He was later flown to a Boston-area hospital for additional therapy of accidents that weren’t life-threatening, police stated. 

Investigators discovered a broken car close by that “apparently fled” the scene of the taking pictures and crashed into two uninvolved automobiles, Barnstable police stated, including that two suspects fled the world on foot. 

Additional investigation indicated that the 16-year-old Hyannis teen was “immediately concerned” in each shootings, in accordance with police. 

The Barnstable Police Division stated it’s working with different Cape Cod police companies, Massachusetts State Police, and the DA’s workplace to search out and arrest different people concerned within the shootings. Anybody with data on both incident is requested to contact Det. Kyle Phelan at 508-778-3874 or [email protected]