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Northampton man who shot ‘AK-47-style’ gun at neighbors said dog told him to do it, police say
The man accused of the shooting told Northampton Police Department detectives that his dog told him to fire the rifle. The bullets were fired from inside his apartment on Wright Avenue and into his neighbors’ apartment which are both in the same building with shared walls and a front porch.Joshua Martinelli, 29, of Northampton, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to a total of 17 charges in Northampton District Court, including four counts of attempted murder and four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He’s being held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Dec. 14.