Four residents of a Northampton apartment were narrowly missed by gunfire from an ’AK-47-style’ rifle on Thursday evening, according to documents filed in Northampton District Court.
The man accused of the shooting told Northampton Police Department detectives that his dog told him to fire the rifle. The bullets were fired from inside his apartment on Wright Avenue and into his neighbors’ apartment which are both in the same building with shared walls and a front porch.
Joshua Martinelli, 29, of Northampton, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to a total of 17 charges in Northampton District Court, including four counts of attempted murder and four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He’s being held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Dec. 14.
The four neighbors were on the second floor of their apartment and dove to the ground to take cover once the bullets started flying through the wall.
It was only later that one of the neighbors discovered a bullet hole in their pants that passed through near their backside.
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The man accused of the shooting told Northampton Police Department detectives that his dog told him to fire the rifle. The bullets were fired from inside his apartment on Wright Avenue and into his neighbors’ apartment which are both in the same building with shared walls and a front porch.
Joshua Martinelli, 29, of Northampton, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to a total of 17 charges in Northampton District Court, including four counts of attempted murder and four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He’s being held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Dec. 14.
The four neighbors were on the second floor of their apartment and dove to the ground to take cover once the bullets started flying through the wall.
It was only later that one of the neighbors discovered a bullet hole in their pants that passed through near their backside.
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Northampton man who shot ‘AK-47-style’ gun at neighbors said dog told him to do it, police say
Four residents of a Northampton apartment were shot at by an "AK-47-style" rifle and the man charged with the shooting says his dog told him to fire.
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