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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Berkshire Force Goes 2-1 on First Day of N.Y. Tournament

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SAUGERTIES, N.Y. – Lilly MacDonald went 2-for-3 with a triple and a pair of RBIs Saturday afternoon to lead the Berkshire Force 16U travel softball team to a 10-8 win over the HV Storm in the Force’ third game at the USSSA College Exposure event.
 
The Force went 2-1 on Saturday in pool play at the tournament, which concludes with bracket play on Sunday.
 
Julia McComish was 2-for-2 with a double and two runs batted in in the win over the HV Storm.
 
Alliah DiPietro, Amaya Alger and MacKenzie Biros also had two hits apiece in a 12-hit attack for the Force.
 
Amelia Polidoro and Ava McMahon split time in the circle in the win, allowing six earned runs between them.
 
The Force started the tournament Saturday with a 5-4 win over the Heat Softball Pink.
 
McMahon and MacDonald each had two hits and each doubled in that win.
 
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