Mass. soccer game dispute turns violent when police say man fired rifle

Shots fired at an Everett soccer game. Police say the suspect also had a machete. Boston 25's Carly Dion tells us an argument allegedly led to this. 25-year-old Brian Vieda Pineda entering a not guilty plea in Malden District Court Monday afternoon. Charges related to an incident which allegedly started as an argument at the Rivergreen Park soccer field. Assistant District Attorney Molly Stanton says Pineda went to his car, then returned. ...holding what appears to be a large machete and a rifle. Confronting a crowd of people. That's when witnesses called police. Pineda also fired a round, and officers located bullet casings at the scene. But he took off before they got there. How is that helping him in his life to have a machete and a rifle? I don't need one. I'm doing fine. I don't know. The assistant district attorney says detectives tracked his cell phone to the area of Assembly Row in Somerville, taking him into custody. I'm glad to know that we at least had a quick Resolution to it, it sounds like. Following a search of Pineda's Everett home, they found this semi-automatic rifle. The incident coming as a surprise to those who live close by. I walk around here all the time with my young daughter and my wife. It's scary. It's scary. I have a little one that runs around and plays in a park. Suada Mansori says her son's high school soccer team plays at this field often. All the time, like Monday to Friday, almost every day. We have games practice now. This is like end of the season. So I never heard anything happening, but you never know. I don't see stuff like that often here. It's actually a really safe area. So it's not going to stop me from walking around, and I'm glad it's all taken care of now. Pineda will continue to be held until his next court hearing, which is scheduled for next week. On scene in Everett, Carly Dion for your local station, Boston 25 News.