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On Monday, September 18, at 6:53PM, the Marion Police Department responded to Mill Street (Route 6) in Marion for an apparent domestic violence call involving shots fired. The female victim reported she had been shot at, while travelling along Route 6 westbound in the area of Sparrow Lane.
A few minutes later, officers responding to the call, located the suspect vehicle, a black Ford Mustang, travelling eastbound on Route 6. The operator of the Mustang failed to stop for police and continued east on Route 6. He then turned onto Spring Street northbound and then onto Route 105 northbound. As he tried to exit onto Route 195 westbound, he lost control of the vehicle on the on‐ramp and crashed into several trees. Officers were able to take the suspect into custody, without further incident. A handgun was located in the vehicle.
The suspect was transported to the Marion Police Station for booking. No one was injured in this incident and no shots were fired by police.
Update: The suspect is identified as Joseph E. Singleton, III, age 35, of Marion. He has been charged
with 2 counts of attempted murder, as well as other assault, firearm and motor vehicle charges. He was held, without bail, at the Marion Police Station and will be arraigned Tuesday morning at Wareham District Court.
A six year old child was in the vehicle at the time of the incident. Both the female victim and child were unhurt, as a result of the shooting. Investigators located evidence at the scene on Route 6, as well as evidence the victim’s vehicle had been struck by the gunfire. The corrected location of the incident is Route 6 in the area of Gifford’s Corner Road. The firearm recovered was a 9mm handgun, for which the suspect was properly licensed at the time.
Assistance was provided by Mattapoisett Police, Rochester Police, Wareham Police, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Marion Fire/EMS.
