Suspect arrested in Agawam after striking police cruiser

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Three officers are recovering after they were injured in a car chase that ended at the Route 57 rotary in Agawam.

According to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) were investigating 20-year-old Davey Quinones of Springfield for the possession of an illegal firearm with a 50-round drum.

Officers were in the area of Lombard Street in Springfield when the suspect spotted officers and tried to drive away, allegedly hitting multiple police cruisers on his way out. A pursuit was made over the South End Bridge into Agawam where Quinones allegedly threw a gun out of his car window and hit another police cruiser near the rotary, ending the chase as he was taken into custody.

The gun was recovered and found to have an extended magazine capable of firing 50 rounds for which he did not have a license. The injured officers are expected to be okay.

Quinones, who was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to two years of probation, is charged with:

• Carrying a Firearm without a License – 2nd Offense
• Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way
• Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
• Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (Five Counts)
• Assault to Kill (Five Counts)
• Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash (Six Counts)
• Malicious Destruction of Property More than $1200 (Eight Counts)
• Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (18 Counts)

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