Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS), in partnership with the US Marshals Service and Haverhill Police, this morning located and arrested a man wanted for a shooting in Virginia and seized a rifle and two pistols that were in his possession.
Troopers from the MSP VFAS North Team, Deputy US Marshals, and Haverhill Police detectives recently identified an apartment on Proctor Street in Haverhill as a possible location for HECTOR JAVIER BIDO, 23. Troopers, Marshals and Officers went to the address early this morning and located BIDO in a bedroom and arrested him without incident.
During the arrest, the apprehension team observed two firearms in plain view: a Smith & Wesson SD40 .40 caliber pistol with a round in the chamber and a fully-loaded 13-round magazine, as well as a Safeside Tactical AR-15 with a fully-loaded 30-round magazine. BIDO informed Troopers that he had an additional firearm in his Dodge Challenger and provided the keys to the vehicle. Inside the Challenger, members of the apprehension team located Glock 17 9mm pistol with a round in the chamber and two fully-loaded 17-round magazines. All three firearms and the ammunition were seized.
BIDO was charged with the warrant related to the Virginia shooting, which lists the following offenses:
- Use of a firearm in commission of a felony;
- Malicious shooting in/at an occupied building (2 counts);
- Aggravated malicious wounding;
- Simple assault and battery; and
- Pointing or brandishing a firearm (2 counts).
BIDO will additionally be charged in connection with the firearms seized during today’s arrest.
BIDO is one of three suspects wanted for the early morning Jan. 24 shooting in Radford, Va. The shooting occurred on the 400 block of Sanford Street in Radford and caused serious injuries to the victim. BIDO was listed as living in Dublin, Va., at the time of the shooting. According to Radford Police, two other suspects wanted in connection with the shooting remain at large.
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