The dangerousness hearing for a man accused of firing shots in a West Springfield residential neighborhood — adjacent to three schools — was rescheduled for Oct. 28, according to the Springfield District Courthouse.
Michael Lyncosky, 34, was arrested on Sept. 22 and stands accused of firing multiple shots in a residential neighborhood near Piper Road and Lyncosky Drive in West Springfield, prompting a delay to the school day as a caution as police responded to the area.
He was arraigned on the following charges: discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building, carrying a loaded firearm without a FID card, possession of ammunition without an FID card, two charges of resisting arrest, possession of a class B drug (cocaine) and disorderly conduct, according to the Hampden district attorney’s office.
Lyncosky is currently being held without the right to bail. His dangerousness hearing is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 28.
On Sept. 22, at approximately 5:39 a.m., West Springfield Police responded to the area of 577 Piper Rd. for a person in crisis/family disturbance call. This property is a large, open field area with direct access to multiple school properties within close proximity, police said.
Police received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired from a vehicle that was driving around the field of the family property and adjacent property, according to officials.
Arber Lamaj, a neighbor living on the corner of Piper Road and Lyncosky Drive, said he was awoken Thursday morning to a man honking his pickup truck horn — “just laying down on it.” Lamaj said he imagined it was a case of road rage until three gunshots rang out.
Prior to authorities’ arrival, police said they thought they knew the identity of the subject in question. The department said they’ve encountered Lyncosky multiple times in the past, and said they had received 63 calls for service related to him since 2018.
The West Springfield man has an extensive criminal history with several assault and battery charges, as well as multiple charges of possession of a firearm without a license.
Neighbors told dispatchers that they heard two or three gunshots fired from the vehicle Lyncosky was reportedly in. Numerous officers responded to the area and contained the threat to the field and family property.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers made contact with Lyncosky and attempted to get him to exit his vehicle and surrender, officials said.
A video recorded by West Springfield resident Lamaj shows the suspect in front of Lamaj’s lawn, outside of his truck, with his hands raised as West Springfield police pointed their guns at him.
Police had their guns drawn telling him to get down,” Lamaj said.
As police slowly approached the suspect with their rifles, Lamaj said the suspect went back into his vehicle drove around police — leaving tire tracks on Lamaj’s lawn — and proceeded to drive back up Lyncosky Drive.
Police said they made several attempts to de-escalate the situation and get Lyncosky to exit his vehicle and surrender.
Lamaj said the suspect was driving around people’s lawns on Lyncosky Drive for over an hour as police attempted to detain him. The Lyncosky Drive woodland area the suspect was driving around is adjacent to West Springfield High School, West Springfield Middle School and Fausey Elementary School.
At approximately 7:10 a.m., police said Lyncosky stopped his vehicle and put his hands out the window. As officers approached and attempted to take him into custody, he pulled his hands back into the vehicle, which posed a threat to officers, according to officials.
Officers chose to stun Lyncosky with a Taser, which police said was effective and allowed officers to approach, control and remove Lyncosky from the vehicle and take him into custody.
Lyncosky was transported to Police Headquarters and checked by WSFD Paramedics where he was found to be uninjured. Detectives processed and documented the scene for evidence. A gun was located at the scene, police said.
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