Pittsfield Police Investigating Briarwood Lane Shooting

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at approximately 5:00 PM, Pittsfield Police responded to the area of 3 Briarwood Lane for multiple reports of a shooting. 
 
While enroute, patrol units were notified of a motor vehicle crash on Pecks Road that was related to the shooting incident.
 
Members of the Pittsfield Police Patrol Division, Detective Bureau, Crime Scene Unit, Narcotics Unit and Anti-Crime Unit responded to both scenes. 
 
It was confirmed a shooting had taken place in the area of 3 Briarwood Lane and that the victim was in route to BMC in a private vehicle.
 
Responding units to the Pecks Road crash found the vehicle’s operator, an 18 year-old man of Pittsfield, suffering from gunshot wounds. 
 
Pittsfield Fire Department and Action Ambulance responded to the crash scene. The victim was transported to Berkshire Medical Center and is in critical but stable condition.
 
Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) Detectives and Investigators processed the scene and area surveillance is being reviewed. 
 
A second involved vehicle was located and is in police custody.
 
The Pittsfield Police Department has no reason to believe that the general public is at risk.
 
During the course of this investigation, all Pittsfield Police Department resources were committed. Mutual aid was requested. Members of the Massachusetts State Police, Lenox Police Department, and Lee Police Department assisted with the
investigation and responded to the city’s additional calls for service. The Pittsfield Police Department wishes to thank those agencies for their assistance.
 
This remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police Department Detective Bureau (413-448-9705), call the Tip line (413-448-9706), or send us a tip via text message by texting “PITTIP” and your message to 847411 (TIP411) Detective Ignacio Matos is the Lead Detective on the case and can be reached at 448-9705 ext 576.

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Dalton Board of Health Approves Green Burial Verbiage

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Health approved wording for the green burial guidelines during its meeting on Wednesday. 
 
The guideline stipulates that "Ebola or any other diseases that the CDC or Massachusetts Department of Public Health deem unsuitable for green burials can not be approved by the town Board of Health." 
 
The board has been navigating how to include communicable diseases in its guidelines to prevent them from spreading.  
 
Town Health Agent Agnes Witkowski has been working to clarify the state's guidelines regarding infectious diseases and green burials. 
 
She attended a presentation on green burials and consulted with people from various organizations, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where it was determined that the state is behind in developing guidelines for green burials.
 
Currently, the only disease that would prevent someone from being able to have a green burial is ebola, board member Amanda Staples-Opperman said. Bugs would take care of anything else. 
 
The town running into situations surrounding an unknown disease would be a very rare occurrence, board members said. 
 
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