Pittsfield Man Arrested for Alleged Road Rage Gunfire

Staff Reports06:23PM / Tuesday, September 06, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man was arrested for alleged involvement in a road rage incident involving gunfire last week.

On Aug. 31, the police responded to the incident on Cheshire Road near the intersection of Kittredge Road. It was reported that two vehicles were involved and the operator of one of the vehicles fired at least one round from a handgun.

No injuries were reported and there was no visible damage to the vehicle. There was also no ballistic evidence at the scene, police say.

On Friday night, police arrested 36-year-old Edward Martin on an outstanding warrant related to the road rage incident. He is being charged with carrying a firearm without a license and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.

Martin is expected to be arraigned in Pittsfield District Court.

Information on the incident can be reported to Detective Timothy Koenig at 413-448-9700, Ext. 570, or by texting PITTIP to TIP411 (847411.)

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Wixsom Leads Force 12U Softball Team in Tourney Opener

iBerkshires.com Sports11:26PM / Friday, September 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Emma Wixsom struck out eight of the nine batters she faced in Friday’s opener of the Berkshire Fall Frenzy as the host Force 12-and-under travel softball team beat the Greylock Thunder, 14-0, in three innings.

Wixsom was credited with a perfect game in the contest, which was ended by the tournament’s run rule.

McKinley Bushika led the Force’s offense, going 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Charlotte Kotski tripled, and Lilly Tuohy doubled in a nine-hit attack.

In its second game in the six-team tournament on Friday evening, the Force beat the East Greenbush, N.Y., Xpress Crushers, 5-3.

Peyton Demary went 3 and two-thirds innings in the circle before giving the ball to Wixsom. Demary struck out eight while allowing two earned runs.

Kotski was a difference maker at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI in a six-hit attack for the Force.

Berkshire Saturday starts its day against the 413 Panthers out of Hampden at the Doyle Complex.

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