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2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital 2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital
2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital Two men were shot early Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, in Hampden County, and investigators are asking the public for tips.  Chicopee police were called to the intersection of Hampden and Center Streets around 1:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. Officers found bullet casings but no victims or damage to property, Chicopee police said.  An initial investigation found that someone had fired at a car, and it sped away toward Springfield.  Soon after that discovery, two men walked into Bay State Medical Center with gunshot wounds, police said. Doctors treated them for non-life-t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman In ICU Following Chicopee Crash; Fifth Person Hit By Vehicle There Since October Woman In ICU Following Chicopee Crash; Fifth Person Hit By Vehicle There Since October
Woman In ICU Following Chicopee Crash; Fifth Person Hit By Vehicle There Since October A woman remains in critical condition following a hit-and-run crash in Chicopee on Wednesday, Dec. 28, authorities announced. Reports like this have become all too common in recent months as this marks the fifth person hit by a vehicle in the city in the past three months, reports said.  The woman hit this week was struck just before 6 p.m. in the area near Broadway and Grove streets, Chicopee police said. The driver sped off, but a witness remembered the car's license plate. Officers tracked down the vehicle and the 41-year-old driver, who is now cooperating with the investigation, authori…

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by Josh Lanier
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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass The identity has been released of the person who died after a shooting in the region. Luis Vazquez, age 28, of Springfield, was shot on Saturday, Aug. 21, on Center Street in Chicopee, said the DA's Office. The Chicopee Police Department responded to the area and found shell casings but could not find anyone who had been injured. At the same time, Vazquez arrived by private transportation to Baystate Medical Center’s Emergency Room and appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound. On Sunday, Aug. 29, Vazquez died as a result of his injuries, the DA's Office said. Investigators…

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by Kathy Reakes