RUSSELL — Russell Police and Massachusetts State Police responded to a reported disturbance involving neighbors at a residence on Huntington Road at 7:55 p.m. Thursday.
Dispatchers reported that weapons, including a baseball bat and a handgun, were involved in the incident.
When officers arrived, they secured a male and a female suspect at the scene.
Police located a male victim who had been struck several times with a baseball bat and had a handgun pointed at his head.
Investigators determined the handgun was a pepper ball weapon.
Both suspects were taken into custody and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
They were arraigned at Westfield District Court on Friday morning.
