SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — A Plantsville man allegedly shot at various homes and buildings in Bristol and Southington on Sunday, before leading multiple agencies on a chase through several towns and crashing on the Arrigoni Bridge, police said.
Seventy-four-year-old Douglas Gollnick was arrested and police seized a .22Cal long rifle from his front passenger’s seat.
According to officials, Gollnick was positively identified as the shooter for at least one of the locations. He is also suspected of six total shootings in Southington and may be involved in similar incidents in Bristol and Cromwell.
Southington Police said that starting about 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, they began investigating reports of shots fired at local homes. In one case, as many as 16 rounds were reported fired.
All the locations have some connection to the suspect, police said.
The first locations were residential. Homeowners on School Street, Flanders Road, Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, and North Star Drive reported as many as 16 shots being fired at their homes, according to police.
Two reported the shots Sunday night around 6:45 pm, and the other two heard noises around the same time, but until hearing about the incident Monday morning, were unaware that their homes had been hit.
Police said they also received an alarm from 70 Meriden Avenue, a medical building, and when they responded, they spotted a man in a black Chevy pickup truck with a rifle – a man who matched the report of a shooting incident in neighboring Bristol.
As police began to establish a perimeter around the man and his vehicle, they heard shots fired from the suspect's location, behind a building.
They then saw him pull out onto the road.
Southington police officers pursued the man and were joined by, State and Meriden Police, pursuing the truck onto I-691 Eastbound.
The suspect continued into Route 66 in Middlefield and Middletown, where Middletown police deployed “stop sticks” which slowed the suspect down but didn’t stop him.
He continued into downtown Middletown and onto the Arrigoni Bridge, but police were able to stop the truck on the bridge.\
All of the homes that were shot at were occupied at the time. No injuries were reported. Two Southington police vehicles sustained damage during the pursuit.
Gollnick is facing charges in connection with the shootings on North Star Drive and 70 Meriden Avenue. Other charges are expected to follow.
Gollnick was taken to a hospital for a non-medical evaluation and when he is released, Southington Police will take him into custody.
Officials said forensic analysis is still being completed and additional charges will be added through an arrest warrant.
His bond has been set at a total of $500,000 at this time.
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