HN Image: Armed robbery suspect, Damein Gonsalves being whisked into Barnstable District Court prior to Tuesday’s arraignment. INSERTS: Past mugshots of Mugford & Gonsalves.

BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts – While Kyle Mugford is being fingered as the actual shooter, Damein Gonsalves is also on the hook, for allegedly being armed and masked during the robbery, according to an eyewitness who was also allegedly victimized during the “robbery.”

The police and detective reports outline a gory shooting scene most foul, one that left a 19-year-old male with bullet holes, gushing blood, and fighting for his life while intubated during emergency surgery at Cape Cod Hospital.

The pages of reports filed in Barnstable District Court bring us back to last week’s early-evening shooting on Crocker Street in Hyannis – 12/28/2022 @ 6:36 p.m. – where the first two Barnstable cops on scene needed to quickly apply tourniquets to both arms of the 19-year-old gunshot victim. Their immediate actions were crucial, ones that almost certainly saved the young man’s life. While tightening the devices in an effort to stop heavy bleeding, officers were also asking ‘who did this,’ with the young adult victim, a local male, reportedly horrified and stating he “was going to die” and that he “didn’t want to die!” And the young officers (one a first-year “rookie”) did their utmost to prevent that from happening…

According to first-year Officer Thomas Corbett’s report (the first officer on scene), he found [the victim] “in the driver’s seat with gunshot wounds to both arms.” Patrolman Corbett quickly opened his med-bag and applied a tourniquet to the victim’s left arm while Patrolman Liam Loiselle arrived and quickly applied a tourniquet to the young man’s right arm. Once Hyannis FD Rescue arrived and took over care, both officers continued in full-investigative mode.

The main eyewitness of the shooting was also a passenger in the same vehicle. When asked, the young adult male reportedly “immediately” told officers that “Kyle” (meaning Kyle Mugford) did the actual shooting.

When Barnstable Police Detective Christopher Botsford also asked, the eyewitness reportedly said that he and the victim were on Crocker Street and supposed to meet someone for a “narcotics transaction.”

AS THE STORY ALLEGEDLY GOES, the shooting victim and passenger were “hanging out,” waiting for their man, “when two males wearing dark clothing and masks walked up to the car and got in,” each pulling out “Glock style” handguns and pointing them at their heads, demanding they hand over their money and phones. Gonsalves reportedly had his gun pointed at the passenger’s head, while Mugford allegedly had his aimed at the driver’s head. (Mugford’s pistol reportedly had a green laser to assist with aiming.) After taking their money (about $100, along with some weed), the two masked robbers allegedly returned the phones and stepped out of the car. The passenger then alleges to have heard 3 to 4 gunshots as the driver began driving away, exclaiming he had been shot. With the passenger reportedly assisting to steer the vehicle, they both managed to make it about two hundred yards west down Crocker Street, and into a fenced-in parking lot behind 200 Main Street, where they called for police.

The eyewitness reportedly recognized the voices of both suspects.  The eyewitness reportedly had gone to school with Gonsalves. The eyewitness also reportedly picked Mugford and Gonsalves out of police “photo arrays” later in the investigation.

According to Officer Loiselle’s report, “I asked [the gunshot victim] if he was able to identify who did this. [The victim] stated several times to me that it [was] Kyle who shot him. I attempted to get further information out of [the victim] but he kept [responding] that it was Kyle, and he robbed them.”

Investigators collected and documented two 9mm shell casings discovered in the parking lot across from 15 Crocker Street. The victim’s vehicle, a black Honda Civic, reportedly had at least two gunshot holes, one in a driver-side window, another in the back of the driver’s seat. Mugford had allegedly been seated behind the driver, while Gonsalves had allegedly been seated behind the passenger.

In the emergency room, the victim’s clothing had been cut from his body and he reportedly needed to be intubated prior to surgery. According to a narrative report by Detective Nicholas Atcheson of the Barnstable Police Department:

“A tourniquet was still applied to the upper area of each of his arms. A piece of red sweatshirt had been cut and remained under the tourniquet on the [the victim’s] left arm. I observed a wound consistent with a gun shot on the upper area of [the victim’s] right arm and another wound that was covered with [a] bandage on [the victim’s] lower forearm area of his left arm. There was also a fresh burn mark that was observed on [the victim’s] left thigh. This burn mark was approximately 1 inch wide and in a circular shape. Barnstable County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigator Jason Arthurs arrived on scene and photographed the visible injuries to [the victim] and secured [his] clothing.

“After [the victim] was brought to the Operating Room we located a small bullet projectile on the floor where [the victim’s] stretcher was. This projectile appeared to be the same size and shape of the burn mark [on the victim’s] left leg. This projectile was secured by Arthurs.”

Barnstable police requested and obtained arrest warrants for both Mugford and Gonsalves for Assault to Murder, Robbery Armed and Masked, Discharge Firearm 500 FT of Building, and Possess Firearm without an FID Card.

Damein Gonsalves reportedly turned himself in at Barnstable Police Headquarters just prior to this past long weekend. He remained in BPD custody all weekend. Gonsalves was arraigned on Tuesday, 1/3/2023, and was ordered committed without bail to the Barnstable County Correctional Facility. During a hearing on Wednesday, 1/4/2023, “dangerousness” was found and Gonsalves currently remains at the correctional facility until his next court date, a probable cause hearing schedule for 1/27/2023.

Kyle Mugford remains at large. Police caution the public that he is considered to be armed and dangerous.

* The details contained in the above report are based on documents filed in court, police radio transmissions and information on scene. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The following HN Video highlights the shooting scene and police radio transmissions. Earlier HN reports can also be found below…

*** WATCH *** “19-YEAR-OLD” SHOT IN HYANNIS… SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE

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EARLIER HN REPORTS:

UPDATE – BPD MEDIA STATEMENT- 12/30/2022:

The Barnstable Police Department is seeking your assistance in locating two violent fugitives.

On Wednesday December 28, 2022 at approximately 6:35pm Barnstable Police officers responded to Crocker Street in Hyannis for a reported robbery and shooting. Massachusetts State Troopers, Yarmouth Police Officers, and Barnstable County Sheriff’s Crime Scene assisted with the on scene investigation. Upon arrival one of the victims had visible gunshot wounds to both of his arms. The 19 year old victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital where he underwent surgery for his injuries and was later transported to a Boston area trauma center. Two individuals were developed as suspects in the incident, they have been identified as 26 year old Kyle Mugford and 21 year old Damein Gonsalves both of Hyannis. Mugford is approximately 6’00” tall 225-250lbs, Gonsalves is approximately 5’02” tall 100-125lbs. Both Mugford and Gonsalves have active arrests warrants stemming from this incident for Assault to Murder, Robbery Armed and Masked, Discharge Firearm 500 FT of Building, and Possess Firearm without an FID Card. There have been no firearms recovered from this incident and both parties should be considered armed and dangerous.

Below are photos of Mugford and Gonsalves. If you believe you know the location of these fugitives DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON YOUR OWN. Immediately call the Barnstable Police Department at 508-778-3874 or the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section at 800-527-8873.

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INITIAL HN VIDEO & REPORT:

HYANNIS – [12/28/2022 – DEVELOPING STORY] – A “19-year-old” male was shot in the arm and upper extremities on Crocker Street at around 6:40 p.m. this evening, according to radio traffic and sources on scene. The age of the victim has not been officially confirmed, just emergency traffic as the Cape Cod Hospital trauma alert was called in, saying “19-year-old.”

Sources tell HN that the victim was shot while inside a vehicle. The gunshots came from outside the vehicle in a parking area on Crocker Street, according to sources and radio traffic.

This is still a very active and ongoing investigation. The male victim is said to currently be in surgery at Cape Cod Hospital for his wounds.

There were witnesses to the shooting on scene.

As you will see in the following HN Video, the Massachusetts State Police had a helicopter overhead when Yarmouth Police stopped a possible suspect vehicle on Route 28 in South Yarmouth. The driver was detained as a witness was driven by to take a look. The witnessed confirmed that the driver was NOT one of the suspects.

The suspects, possibly two individuals, are still at large. [DEVELOPING]

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