Arraignment held for 2 suspects in Springfield shooting, manhunt

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Two men were arraigned Friday morning in Springfield District Court after they were arrested in connection to last week’s shooting on Fernald Street in Springfield.

Dwayne Johnson, 22, and Derek Johnson, 48, were found Thursday and placed under arrest at the La Quinta Hotel on Congress Street. Inside their room, detectives seized more than 100 grams of cocaine and marijuana. Dwayne is alleged to have been the shooter.

The arrests from an the incident where an unmarked police cruiser was hit by gunfire, which was followed by a two-plus-hour search for the suspects on the North Branch Parkway area.

Both men pleaded not guilty in court on Friday and are being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

For more information on the incident on Fernald Street, click here.