The man accused of shooting a woman before barricading himself in a trailer for what became a two-hour police standoff off Route 1 in Danvers, Massachusetts, Monday faced a judge from a hospital bed on Tuesday as prosecutors revealed new details about what happened.
The woman remained in serious condition on Tuesday, the Salem District Court judge said as she ordered Joseph Hurley, 62, be held without bail.
Hurley appeared to have difficulty hearing the proceedings, for which he appeared virtually, but he did manage to ask a question: "Is my wife dead?"
The judge didn't answer.
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Hurley's attorney noted that he was able to speak with the man, but that officers stayed in the room for security, so he and his client couldn't speak freely.
An Essex County prosecutor shared new details on what authorities allege happened in the case. The woman, whom authorities haven't publicly identified, was shot in the head, neck, back and hands, and that when Hurley was arrested, officers found he had an apparently self-inflicted cut on his chest.
At the hospital, the prosecutor said, Hurley told detectives asking about what happened, "I know I'm going to jail for the rest of my life."
Massachusetts State Police, a SWAT team and Danvers police responded to the mobile home park on Newbury Street, off Route 1, after a woman reported around 12:30 p.m. that she'd been shot multiple times and had escaped to a neighbor's trailer, the Essex County District Attorney's Office has said.
Officers arriving at the scene heard a neighbor yelling at them, "She's in here, she's hurt!" prosecutors said in court. The woman's face, hair and hands were bloody.
As they tried to help, they heard gunshots outside and realized the gunman was shooting at other officers who were arriving at the scene, prosecutors said. Hurley allegedly fired twice more, with bullets hitting another trailer.
After a nearly two-hour long standoff, Hurley was taken into custody. Officers found a semi-automatic weapon as well as a revolver and ammunition, prosecutors said.
He was charged with armed assault with intent to murder, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. He's due back in court Feb. 12, and the judge ordered he not have contact with the woman who was shot.
