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Ricky Brown, 28, of West Springfield, faces several charges in the Aug. 21 shooting after police arrested him on Wednesday, March 22, Springfield police said.
Brown is accused of shooting 28-year-old John Rivera of Springfield around 1:45 a.m. in the 0-100 block of Longhill Street, officials said. Paramedics rushed Rivera to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his wounds.
Police zeroed in on Brown for the killing and put out a warrant for his arrest three days after the killing, but they have been able to catch him until this week, police said.
Brown is charged with —
- Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
- Carrying a gun without a license
- Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building
- Firearm violation with a prior violent drug charge
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