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Springfield police spot gun inside car belonging to man shot outside Chessman Lounge

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The victim is in serious but stable condition at Baystate Medical Center.

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This updates a story originally filed at 4:18 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD – Police, probing a shooting outside the Chessman Lounge that left a 35-year-old city man in serious but stable condition at Baystate Medical Center, have since discovered a gun inside the victim’s car.

“This guy was up to something too,” Capt. Cheryl C. Clapprood said of the man who was shot in the knee, groin and hip in the parking lot of the 459 Dwight St. bar shortly before 2 a.m.

Investigators, peering through the sunroof of the victim’s car, which was parked in the lot, could see a gun, Clapprood said, adding that police will seek a warrant to get into the car.

The victim, who is cooperating with police, told investigators that he was leaving the bar when he encountered two men outside who began shooting at him, Clapprood said.

The assailants were described as two black men, one of whom was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white T-shirt underneath. They were last seen running down Lyman Street and officers are yet to identify them.

The Chessman Lounge is not known for being a trouble spot, Clapprood said.

Anyone with information about the Dwight Street shooting is asked to call the Springfield Police Detective Bureau at (413) 787-6355.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may text a tip via a cell phone by addressing a text message to “CRIMES,” or “274637,“ and then beginning the body of the message with the word “SOLVE.“


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