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Fatal Shooting: Police ID 39-Year-Old Springfield Man Killed Over Weekend In Western Mass Fatal Shooting: Police ID 39-Year-Old Springfield Man Killed Over Weekend In Western Mass
Fatal Shooting: Police ID 39-Year-Old Springfield Man Killed Over Weekend In Western Mass The Hampden County District Attorney's Office has released the identity of one of the two people shot and killed over the weekend in Springfield.  Felipe Dejesus, 39, of Springfield, was shot on the 100 block of Spring Street around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 24., authorities said.  Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation and found Dejesus bleeding out from a bullet wound. Responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors could not save his life.  Springfield police are asking the public for information on the shooting. Tips can be called into the dete…

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by Josh Lanier
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2 Weekend Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 2 Wounded In Western Mass 2 Weekend Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 2 Wounded In Western Mass
2 Weekend Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 2 Wounded In Western Mass Two men are dead, and two are recovering from gunshot wounds following two weekend shootings in Hampden County. Police do not believe they are linked.  The first happened around 5:45 p.m. in the 100 block of Spring Street in Springfield on Saturday, June 24, where police found two men suffering from bullet wounds, authorities said. They were rushed to Baystate Medical Center, where one died from his injuries, but the other only suffered non-life-threatening wounds, authorities said.  Hours later, Springfield police received a ShotSpotter alert near Temple and School streets j…

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by Josh Lanier
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Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA
Springfield Man Who Shot Someone 6 Times Sentenced To Decade In Prison: DA A judge sentenced a Springfield man who shot his rival six times to at least a dozen years behind bars — if not longer, authorities announced.  Edgar Gomez-Diaz was convicted on seven charges, including armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury, and multiple firearms charges, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him last week to 12 to 15 years in prison.  The shooting happened in May 2021 when Gomez-Diaz attacked his victim in the 90 block of…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting
Man Facing Charges For Involvement In Western Mass Shooting A Western Mass man is facing numerous charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting that left one person seriously injured. Edgar Gomez-Diaz, age 36, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, May 4, after an officer heard gunshots in the area of Spring and Pearl Streets and located a man who was shot on Spring Street around 12:20 p.m., said Springfield Police Spokesman Ryan Walsh. Following an investigation under the direction of Captain Trent Duda, detectives identified Gomez-Diaz and arrested him around 4:20 p.m. near the intersection of Pearl and Bridge Streets, Walsh said. He was ch…

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by Kathy Reakes