Suspected Pittsfield Shooter Arrested in Trenton, N.J.

05:18PM / Monday, March 07, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man wanted in a shooting last week was arrested Sunday in Trenton, N.J.

Police say Terrell Ortiz, 42, is the suspect in the shooting of a 34-year-old city man on Thursday, March 3.

Police were alerted by Berkshire Medical Center at about 2:24 p.m. on Thursday that it was treating a man whohad been shot. The victim "sustained a serious but non-fatal injury," according to police. The investigation led police to a residence on West Street where PPD investigators located ballistic evidence and determined that Ortiz was involved. Police say Ortiz and the victim are known to one another and investigators do not believe that this was a random act.

On Friday, investigators applied for and received an arrest warrant charging Ortiz with assault and battery by discharging a firearm for his role in the shooting and he was subsequently arrested in Trenton.

Anyone who can provide information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective James Losaw at 413-448-9700, Ext. 572. Information can also be provided anonymously via the Detective Bureau Tip Line at 413-448-9706, or by texting PITTIP and your message to TIP411 (847411).

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Pittsfield Considers Repairing East Part Cemetery

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:57AM / Friday, October 02, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission will consider grant opportunities for repairs to East Part Cemetery.

A resident reached out to the city with concerns about degradation in the half-acre burial ground at the top of Williams Street. East Part Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and has about 300 interments.

“It's a nice old cemetery, and basically, (the resident) had had concerns that the stone wall had taken some damage, the gravestones have taken some damage, and was wondering if there's anything that could be done to repair the gravestones and the wall," City Planner Kevin Rayner told the commission on Monday.

In cooperation with cemetery leadership and residents, the Historical Commission will consider applying for Community Preservation Act funds to support repairs. West Part Cemetery, on the other side of Pittsfield, has previously used CPA funds for revitalization work.

The 1080 Williams St. property is owned by the city and managed by the Pittsfield Cemetery Commission. Rayner presented photos of broken and overgrown gravestones, parts of the stone wall collapsing, and knocked-over obelisks.

Some aspects could use general maintenance and restoration, he observed.

According to the Pittsfield Cemetery and Crematory's website, East Part Cemetery was established around 1808 on land owned by Nathan Webb, who permitted and authorized its use as a public burying ground.

In 1842, Nathan Webb's son, also named Nathan Webb, deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Society of Pittsfield as a public burying ground, and in 1893 the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society transferred their control of the cemetery to the Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemetery. Their action was confirmed by the Berkshire Probate Court.