Berkshire DA announces results of drug trafficking, gun violence investigations

Berkshire County District Attorney Timothy Shugrue is announcing updates on the summer spike of gun violence in Pittsfield. The DA and Pittsfield police informing a specialized task force to crack down on four separate shootings while uncovering a major drug trafficking operation. Now a total of nine people being arrested and investigators seizing more than 1000 grams of heroin, over 500 grams of cocaine and several firearms. Shugrue says his office and And law enforcement are continuing to improve the city's safety as the number of shootings have lowered over the years. This summer was extremely upsetting to people living in Pittsfield and our entire Berkshire community. While we live in a safe community, it's always disheartening to hear these gunshots. In the past four years, that has been a remarkable reduction in gun violence. The investigations were. The investigations remain ongoing. Authorities are working to see if the summer spike in shootings are connected to the drug investigation for a full breakdown of the DA's results that are available on our website.