The Volvo was later found parked on Cambridge Street, with its front passenger door open and six shell casings inside, Assistant District Attorney Jill O'Connor said.
SPRINGFIELD -- A Springfield man arrested after a shooting on Kenyon Street last summer was back in court Thursday, charged with a new shooting on the same street.
Todd Hankins, 25, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty in Springfield District Court to possessing a firearm without a permit, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building and five related charges.
A second suspect, Eric Wilson, 21, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty to the same charges.
The pair were riding in a black Volvo SUV when they allegedly opened fire on a couple outside 72 Kenyon St. on Wednesday afternoon, Assistant District Attorney Jill O'Connor said. The couple was not injured, but a car parked outside their apartment was struck by two bullets, the prosecutor said.
The Volvo was seen leaving the area at high speed and later found on Cambridge Street, with its front passenger door open and six shell casings inside, O'Connor said.
One witness told police that two men had jumped from the vehicle and run toward Dawes Street; Hankins and Wilson were arrested while walking on Bay Street, and later identified by several witnesses, O'Connor said.
The prosecutor requested $50,000 cash bail for both defendants, based on the new charges and their criminal records.
Wilson has two open cases -- one involving an assault and battery on a police officer, the other for possession of a firearm without a license, the prosecutor said.
Hankins is awaiting trial for illegal possession of ammunition -- a charge filed after shell casings were found in his vehicle following a shooting on Kenyon Street in August, the prosecutor said.
Defense lawyer Deborah Roberge, representing Wilson, opposed the bail request.
"What we have is a firearms case, with no firearm," Roberge said, noting that police did not recover the 9mm Luger allegedly used in the shooting.
No witness placed her client on Kenyon Street at the time of the shooting, and police have not said that Wilson knew either of the alleged targets, Roberge said.
She asked Judge Mark Pasquariello to release her client on $500 personal surety and, if the judge considers it necessary, require him to wear a GPS tracking bracelet.
Defense lawyer David Pritchard, representing Hankins, said his client has never been convicted of a crime, never defaulted on a court appearance, and made no attempt to resist or flee when police confronted him Wednesday.
Hankins has strong family ties to Springfield and poses no threat to flee before trial, according to Pritchard, who requested that bail be set no higher than $400, the most his client could afford to pay.
The prosecution's $50,000 bail request was excessive for "such a weak, circumstantial case with gaping holes. This is a highly defensible case," Pritchard added.
The judge set bail at $20,000 for Wilson and $10,000 for Hankins. At the prosecutor's request, Pasquariello also revoked their bails in the open cases, effectively jailing them for 90 days.