Officials: Coast Guardsman Shot Officer, Killed Woman, Injured Another
A Coast Guard member armed with guns and incendiary devices shot two colleagues, killing one woman and injuring another, and a police officer early Thursday morning in Bourne, authorities said.
The suspect, Adrian Loya, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in Falmouth District Court, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. He was charged with eight counts, including murder, and was held without bail, authorities said.
Loya is due back in court March 23 for a pre-trial hearing. His court file was impounded Thursday.
The charges come after a “crazy and hectic scene’’ that started at 2:15 a.m involving reported gunshots and explosions on Round House Road, Bourne Police Chief Dennis Woodside told reporters this morning.
One woman was dead at the scene and another was injured, authorities said. Bourne Police Officer Jared MacDonald, a 10-year veteran of the force, was shot below his bullet-proof vest, Woodside told reporters. MacDonald underwent surgery at a Rhode Island hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
The man and both women were active duty Coast Guard, said Myeonghi Clegg, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard in Boston. She said the man was stationed in Virginia and the women were stationed on the Cape.
A law enforcement official said police believed that the man traveled from Virginia to the Cape to attack the women because of a prior desagreement with at least one of them, the Boston Globe reported. The Cape Cod Times reported that Coast Guard Invstigative Services are traveling to Bourne to work with State Police and the district attorney’s office.
Bourne Police had asked residents to shelter in place until the area was secure. The State Police Bomb Squad cleared the area of incendiary devices.
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