Pittsfield Man Charged in Murder

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a Pittsfield man on Friday evening. 
 
Desmond Phillip, 42, is facing charges in the murder of 43-year-old Teddy Cepeda.
 
Police responded to a Goodrich Street address at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday after receiving a 911 call and found Cepeda with a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported Cepeda to Berkshire Medical Center, where he died.
 
The Pittsfield Police and the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office established probable cause to arrest Phillip for the shooting. 
 
The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing. Anyone with information should contact Pittsfield Police Detective Ignacio  Matos at 413-448-9700, Ext. 576.
 
Phillip is expected to be arraigned on Monday.

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Taconic's Brown Finishes Strong at National Tournament

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MINNEAPOLIS – Taconic’s Luzis Brown made a furious run at qualifying for the second phase of the Junior Gold Championships but fell just less than four pins under the cut.
 
After 16 games in four days, Brown averaged a 199.75 in the event’s 16-and-under division.
 
The top 101 bowlers advanced after qualifying, and the cutline was 203.81.
 
Brown rolled 200 games in his last eight games on Wednesday and Thursday. 
 
On Thursday, he posted a 278 in his second of four games.
 
The next closest qualifier from the dozen Berkshire County athletes who made the trip to Minnesota was Devyn Fillio in the 16U girls.
 
Fillio rolled a 233 on Thursday to help push her average to 164.81. She placed 122nd in a 326-bowler field, but only 47 girls in the 16U division advanced to Friday’s play.
 
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