Fatally Shot Juvenile Found In Pittsfield Car Accident

02:23PM / Monday, October 27, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Taconic High student was discovered fatally shot on Sunday evening after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree at intersection of Franco Terrace and Parker Street.

Family members informed The Berkshire Eagle that the victim was Brodie Slonski, 17, who was in Taconic's metal fabrication program. Berkshire County District Attorney's Office had not identified the victim because he was a juvenile.

Police said they responded to 17 Parker St. at about 6:14 p.m. on Sunday for the report of a single vehicle collision. They found a white Honda HR-V with the steering wheel and side curtain airbags deployed, the hood bent inward and debris scattered around the vehicle.

The victim was behind wheel and unresponsive, with blood visible on and around him, according to the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. He was found to have a gunshot wound to the chest when firefighters removed him from the vehicle.

The victim was transported to Berkshire Medical Center by Action Ambulance, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say the Honda appeared to have been traveling on Franco Terrace toward the Parker Street intersection. No other individuals were present inside the car.

The investigation remains active. As more information becomes available, it will be released.

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Pittsfield Schools See Better Building Utilization, Continued Choice Outs

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:24PM / Wednesday, August 19, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students return to school in two weeks; Pittsfield will have one less elementary school and around 100 fewer students.

The School Committee was updated on enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year during last week's regular meeting.

At this time, the Pittsfield Public Schools had 4,586 students, compared to 4,682 at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent Latifah Phillips said this has been the district's trend for years and is not surprising.

"Across all of these grade levels, we have a decrease. I believe of about 80-90 students. I think it's at eighth grade that we're going to look into and make sure that our data is accurate," she said to the School Committee last week.

"But otherwise, the enrollment is following the trends that we have expected in probably the last decade."

With this school year comes the closure of Morningside Community School and the middle school restructuring that sends Grades 5-6 to Herberg Middle School and Grades 7-8 to Reid Middle School.

Fifth grade enrollment was subtracted from last year's elementary enrollment, and these reflect the reassignment of Morningside students to Allendale, Capeless, Egremont, and Williams.

Phillips pointed out that this process has increased the use of school buildings, as underutilized buildings were one of the concerns that led to institutional changes.

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