Pittsfield Man Charged in Murder

04:24PM / Saturday, October 01, 2022Print Story | Email Story

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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Arrest Made in Pittsfield Hit-And-Run

iBerkshires.com Staff08:44PM / Monday, February 16, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- A Hancock man Monday was arrested in connection with last week's fatal hit-and-run accident in Pittsfield, police said.

Pittsfield Police arrested William Gross, 65, of Hancock, according to a Monday night news release.

The crash on Feb. 10 at the intersection of Francis Avenue and Linden Street led to the death of Pittsfield resident William Colbert, 69.

On Monday, Pittsfield Police located the vehicle involved in the accident, the release read.

Police said Gross will be arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death.

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