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Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass; 2nd Slaying In That City In 1 Day: Police

A man was shot and killed in Springfield on Saturday, Aug. 12, police said. It was the second fatal shooting in the city that day. 

Springfield police said there were two fatal shootings on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Springfield police said there were two fatal shootings on Saturday, Aug. 12.

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A ShotSpotter alert sent police to the intersection of State and Dresden Streets just before 9:30 p.m., where they found a man bleeding from a gunshot wound, Springfield police said. 

Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his wounds. 

The shooting comes less than 18 hours and a 10-minute drive from a double shooting near Boston Road and Parker Street around 2:30 a.m., police said. 

Officers responded to a single-vehicle car crash and found the passenger inside dead from a bullet wound, police said. The female driver had also been shot. Responders took her to  Baystate Medical Center for treatment. 

Police did not release the names of any of the victims in the Saturday shootings. 

Springfield police urge anyone with information about the slayings to contact detectives at 413-787-6355.

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