Police have not publicly identified the man yet until they notify the family.
The man was shot in the 600 block of State St, police said. Officers found him bleeding from a bullet wound after responding to a ShotSpotter alert just after 5 p.m.
Responders rushed him to an area hospital for treatment, where he later succumbed to his wounds.
Investigators ask anyone with information to contact the Springfield police detective bureau at 413-787-6355.
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