Two Springfield men arrested in shots fired call

Elieser Rodriguez and Damian Rodriguez (Springfield Police Department)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two Springfield residents are facing gun charges after police were called to reports of shots fired on Edmund Wayne Circle early Thursday morning.

According to the Springfield Police Department, around 4 a.m. officers were called to the 0-100 block of Edmund Wayne Circle for a ShotSpotter activation. When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as 21 years old. Elieser Rodriguezstanding between two cars.

When Elieser Rodriguez saw police, he opened the back door of a car and allegedly put something inside or handed it to the 19-year-old passenger. Damien Rodriguez. During the investigation, officers found a loaded firearm on the ground in front of Damian Rodriguez.

Both were arrested and charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.