Authorities are seeking two men in connection with a shooting that injured a city man Saturday night in the McKnight neighborhood.
Springfield police continue to search for two men in connection with a shooting around 10 p.m. Saturday in the city's McKnight neighborhood. Police said a man who was wounded in the incident is expected to survive.SPRINGFIELD -- City police continue to search for two men wanted in connection with a shooting outside 37 Bowdoin St. around 10 p.m. Saturday in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood.
A male victim was shot in the incident but is expected to recover, Springfield Police Sgt. Devon Williams said.
Williams was unsure where the man was hit by gunfire, but the sergeant said the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The victim showed up at Baystate Medical Center for treatment, police said.
Eight spent shell casings were found in front of 47 Florida St., located a block away from the shooting site. Police did not explain how the casings wound up on Florida Street, or the caliber of weapon from which they came.
Authorities described the suspects only as two Hispanic males, both of whom were wearing black T-shirts. One had on black basketball shorts with a white stripe, while the other was wearing blue jeans, according to initial police reports about the suspects.
Police are asking anyone with information about this shooting to call the Springfield Police Detective Bureau at (413) 787-6355. Anyone wishing to pass along information anonymously may do so by sending a text message via cell phone. Messages should be addressed to “CRIMES,” or “274637,” and should begin with the word “SOLVE.”
The McKnight shooting followed a 9 p.m. shooting in the Forest Park neighborhood, where a man was shot in the leg. Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with that incident, police said.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of a Saturday night shooting in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood: