WESTFIELD – Eight units responded to reports of a man firing a gun near Berkshire Bank Wednesday night.
Multiple calls came into dispatch at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday night regarding a suspicious man who was seen with a gun that he was firing into the ground near the Berkshire Bank located at 31 Court Street.
Officers quickly got the suspect “on the ground” and secured the scene by 11:06 p.m., according to police logs.
Jacob Samborski, 27, of 13 Laurel Avenue was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.
It was not clear why he was firing the weapon.
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