26-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder In Region

A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with murder after turning himself in to police in connection with the January murder of another man.

Jerry Ramos
Photo Credit: *Springfield Police Department*

Kathy Reakes

04/14/2022 11:45 a.m.

Hampden County resident Jerry Ramos, age 26, of Springfield, was arrested on Wednesday, April 13 for the murder of a man in Indian Orchard.

On Thursday, Jan. 27, around 5:10 a.m. Springfield police officers responded to the intersection of Pinevale Street and Essex Street in Indian Orchard for a report of an unresponsive man inside a car, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.

When officers arrived they found the man dead inside the vehicle from a gunshot wound, Walsh said.

During the investigation, homicide detectives were able to identify Ramos as a suspect, police said.

Ramos was charged with:

Murder
Carrying a firearm without a license
Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building
Firearm-armed robbery

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