SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A Springfield man faces firearm and drug charges after officers were called to Dawes Street for a ShotSpotter activation. According to the Springfield Police Department, at around 8:50 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to the 100 block of Dawes Street for a ShotSpotter activation. A suspect matching the description of the shooter was located on Catherine Street. Three injured after building partially collapsed at Strathmore Mill in Russell Approximately ten minutes later, 22-year-old Melvin Mercedes-Rodriguez of Springfield was arrested on the 700 block of State Street after police found a loaded firearm in his waistband and 14 grams of crack cocaine. Melvin Mercedes-Rodriguez is charged with the following: Discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of a Building Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number During the Commission of a Felony Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm During the Commission of a Felony Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device Carrying a Firearm on School Grounds Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class B Drug Drug Violation Near School/Park Local News Headlines Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge Gene Cassidy receives Melvin Jones Fellowship award Lawmakers continue to debate how to run emergency shelter system End-of-season dates announced for Springfield golf courses WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.