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Meriden Man Faces Charges After School Shooting

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Javier Nieves, a 30-year-old from Meriden, CT, faces severe charges following a shooting near an elementary school in Springfield, MA. The incident, linked to a domestic violence case, resulted in stolen guns, an assault rifle, high-capacity magazines, and drugs being found at his home. The shooting, triggered by ShotSpotter alerts, left two cars and a school window damaged. Nieves is currently in custody in Connecticut, with Springfield awaiting extradition for additional charges.

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Meriden Man Faces Charges After School Shooting

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Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Meriden Man Faces Charges After School Shooting. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 1st. From your city to your ears, this is Hartford News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A 30-year-old guy from Meridan, Connecticut, named Javier Nivas, is facing serious charges after a shooting near an elementary school in. Springfield, Massachusetts. Cops linked him to the incident and raided his home, turning up stolen guns, an assault rifle, high-capacity magazines, and a bunch of drugs ready for. The shooting went down on March 15th, around 2.10am, triggered by shot spotter alerts. Bullets hit two cars, shattered a school window, and left 25 shell casings behind. Investigators tied it to a domestic violence case, which put knees in their crosshairs. That close call near school has folks on edge, highlighting how these disputes can spill into public danger zones. No one got hurt, but the damage to school property and vehicles shows the real risks when guns mix with personal beefs. On March 26th, Meridan Swat hit Nivas' place

and vehicle with search warrants. They found two handguns stolen from North Carolina, an AR-style rifle, magazines holding up to 45 rounds, plus narcotics and gear for cooking. More. Nivas is locked up in Connecticut on a $500,000 bond for the gun and drug charges. Springfields got an extra-dition warrant waiting, piling on counts like illegal discharge, near buildings and stalking, keeping this case rolling across. State lines.

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