*** WATCH *** PURSUIT CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Possible suspect in nearby shots fired flees traffic stop… [UPDATED]]
HYANNIS/WEST YARMOUTH – As you will see in the following HN Video and Photos, Barnstable Police were investigating a report of gunshots in the area of Fresh Holes Road and Hiramar Road in Hyannis early this morning. Witnesses believe they heard and possibly saw a gun being fired and they also reported seeing a black SUV flee the area. Nobody was hurt. No shell casings were found… but officers believed it was a likely shooting scene… possibly involving a revolver… [UPDATE: Police did report finding at least one shell casing later in the morning… see photos below…] [Also see YPD update/media statement below…]
The description of the fleeing suspect vehicle was put out to surrounding towns.
A HN camera was rolling a short while later when Yarmouth Police stopped a dark colored Mercedes SUV on Town Brook Road in West Yarmouth. Additional Yarmouth and Barnstable squad cars, responded to the traffic stop to provide backup. In the video you’ll see Yarmouth and Barnstable officers approach the driver who was still seated behind the wheel…
… and then all hell broke loose! The possible shooting suspect suddenly closed his car door and took off driving from the scene. There was a brief pursuit up Town Brook Road to where the fleeing Mercedes struck a trash dumpster before finally coming to a stop. The driver then fled into the nearby woods…
This is a developing story… The driver that fled may have or may NOT have been the suspect in the Hyannis neighborhood gunshots call…
Police know the driver’s identity. They reportedly found a quantity of marijuana in the vehicle… but it remains uncertain why the driver actually fled.
Barnstable, Yarmouth, and state police searched the woods and surrounding area. The search was eventually terminated and according to the YPD, the suspect remains at large at the time of this report…
[HN VIDEO – PRESS PLAY]
ABOVE HN PHOTOS: Barnstable Police officers search the Hiramar Road area after receiving this morning’s report of gunshots…
* All suspects are presumed to be innocent until charged with a crime and found guilty in court of law…
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[YARMOUTH POLICE MEDIA STATEMENT] On 11/7/20 at approximately 1:54 AM Officer Journet stopped a motor vehicle for various infractions. The registered operator had a suspended license and the registration was revoked.
The vehicle was stopped on Town Brook Road and Route 28. The operator was identified as Winston Cottrell, 30 from Nantucket.
During the initial encounter, Cottrell sped away from the officers and traveled north on Town Brook Road at a high rate of speed. Cottrell drove across Buck Island and abandoned the motor vehicle at the end of Town Brook Road Extension. A search of the vehicle turned up a large amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and over $700 in cash. A warrant has been issued for Cottrell for failure to stop for police, distribution of class D substance, speeding, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and various other traffic offenses.
