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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