Paulo Farias via Plymouth Police/CWN
HYANNIS – Barnstable Police and Hyannis Fire are on the scene of a shooting. The call came in about 6:30 PM Friday in the area of Winter and Mulberry Streets. One person was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Police have closed the streets in that area and were advising motorists to avoid the area. A SWAT bearcat tactical vehicle was seen headed to the scene. About 8:15 PM it was reported a suspect was in custody.
Barnstable Police report that On Friday March 15, 2024 at approximately 6:20 PM. they received a 911 call from a female on Winter Street in Hyannis that an adult male had stumbled to her home and appeared to be suffering from several gunshot wounds. Members of the Barnstable Police Patrol Division, Cape Cod Regional SWAT Team, and Barnstable Police Detective Division responded to the
scene and began an investigation into the incident.
Upon investigation, it was determined that the 41-year-old male victim had been shot by another person directly known to him, a 26-year-old Hyannis resident of Winter St.
The gunshot victim was transported by Hyannis Fire Department rescue personnel to Cape Cod Hospital, where he was initially treated and then later transferred to a Boston medical facility. At the time of this press release the victim was reported to be in stable condition.
As a result of the criminal investigation, the 26-year-old male suspect was taken into
custody by Plymouth Police Department without further incident. The suspect is charged with Assault by Dangerous Weapon – Firearm, Assault to Murder, Assault and Battery, and several other firearms related charges. He was held on $100,000 cash bail at the Barnstable Police Department and is scheduled to be arraigned on
Monday March 18, 2024 at Barnstable District Court.
Plymouth Police report that on Friday night, at approximately 8:30 PM Paulo Farias, 26, from Hyannis entered the lobby of Plymouth Police Headquarters.
He took off his shirt, kneeled on the ground, put his hands above his head and was holding his phone.
When Lieutenant George Driscoll and Officer Kyle Kreitzer approached, they could hear a man on the phone, identifying himself as a Barnstable Police detective telling our officers that the man had just shot someone, was wanted for attempted murder, and to put him into custody.
He was arrested without incident and turned over to Barnstable Police a short time later.
Barnstable Police are handling the investigation.
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