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Holyoke Mall Shooting: Accused Shooter Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge

A 23-year-old Springfield man accused of shooting and killing a man at a mall in Holyoke in January was indicted on a first-degree murder charge on Monday, May 22, authorities announced. 

Kenneth Rodriguez-Santana

Kenneth Rodriguez-Santana

Photo Credit: Hampden District Attorney

Kenneth Rodriguez-Santana is accused of killing 33-year-old Trung Tran on Jan. 28 at the Holyoke Mall, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. 

Police received several 911 calls around 7 p.m. when the shooting began. 

Investigators have previously said that Rodriguez-Santana was getting a pedicure with his girlfriend at A Touch of Beauty, where Tran worked. A man walked into the salon and began an argument with Rodriguez-Santana. Authorities have not identified who that man is or what the disagreement was about. Though, it's speculated it was his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. 

During the scuffle, Rodriguez-Santana pulled a 9-mm Glock pistol and fired multiple shots, authorities said. Tran, of West Springfield, was struck by several bullets and died at the scene, the prosecutor said. 

Rodriguez-Santana was arrested at the scene without incident and has been held without bail since, authorities said. 

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