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Man wanted in 2022 Vermont shooting arrested in NH
The man suspected in a fatal shooting in Vermont has been arrested two years later in New Hampshire, authorities said Wednesday. The body of Justin Gilliam, a 38-year-old from Springfield, Vermont, was found on the side of Greeley Road near Spencer Brook in the town on June 6, 2022. Vermont State Police said they were investigating his death as a…
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Deadly crash shuts down I-91 in Springfield for several hours
A deadly crash shut down part of Interstate 91 in western Massachusetts for several hours Thursday morning, according to state police. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. on I-91 south in Springfield, police said. Preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Corolla struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the highway. State police did not say if any charges…
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Springfield police seek missing Chicopee man last seen in October
Police are looking for a missing Massachusetts man who has not been heard from since last year. The Springfield Police Department said in a Facebook post Sunday that Felix Rivera of Chicopee was recently reported missing. According to police, Rivera’s family last heard from him when he was discharged from Springfield’s Baystate Medical Center in October. While he was...
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Springfield police seek missing 14-year-old girl
Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, are searching for a missing teenager. Authorities say 14-year-old Aiana Dominguez ran away, but did not say when. She has been in contact with her mother and a case worker with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, police said, but she has not revealed her whereabouts. Police did not give a physical description of Dominguez…
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Mass. high school security guard arrested on gun trafficking charges
A Springfield, Massachusetts, man who was arrested on firearms trafficking charges was released on a low bail in order to go back to work in a local school, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni stated Tuesday.
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Officer hurt in spate of Springfield shootings leaves Boston hospital
The police officer who was seriously wounded in one of three related shootings in Springfield, Massachusetts, last week was released to applause Thursday from a Boston hospital where he’d been recuperating. Still wearing an eye patch, Springfield Police Officer Nestor Santos waved to several banks of uniformed officers outside Massachusetts General Hospital as he left. “We’re extremely grateful for...
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3 Springfield shootings leave officer wounded, 2 MassDOT workers hurt
A police officer was seriously wounded in one of three shootings Wednesday night in Springfield, Massachusetts, police said. Seven people were arrested.
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3 Springfield shootings leave officer wounded, 2 MassDOT workers hurt amid search, police say
A police officer was seriously wounded in one of three related shootings Wednesday night in Springfield, Massachusetts, police said. Seven people were arrested. Two Massachusetts Department of Transportation workers were hurt as well, one seriously, by a car carrying three people believed to be involved in one of the shootings, according to police. An 18-year-old, Isak Font, is suspected of…
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Woman dies after being hit by car in western Mass., police say
A woman died after she was hit by a car in western Massachusetts, police said Monday. The incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. on Wilbraham Road in Springfield, according to police. The driver remained on scene, police said. The woman’s name wasn’t released. The crash remains under investigation.
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Man shot to death at gas station in western Mass., police say
A man was shot to death at a gas station in western Massachusetts, authorities said Friday. The shooting happened at about 1:35 a.m. on Locust Street, Springfield police said, where officers found the man dead. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released. Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Springfield Police Department at 413-787-6355.
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2 teens accused of being involved shootings in western Mass., leading police on chase
Several shots were fired in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this week and now two teens have been arrested, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. The two 17-year-olds were arrested Wednesday, Springfield police said, and it all came down to their vehicle. The teens were allegedly involved in a chase with Chicopee police and three shootings in Springfield on Tuesday. After spotting the…
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Conn. man wanted in western Mass. high school shooting turns himself in, police say
A man wanted in connection with a shooting inside of a western Massachusetts high school turned himself in to police, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. Chantz Dudley, of Harford, Connecticut, turned himself in on Tuesday on two outstanding firearm warrants, Springfield police said. Dudley, 20, is accused of forcing himself into the High School of Science and Technology in March…
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Report: MGM Resorts considering sale of casinos in Mass. and Ohio
MGM Resorts International is considering selling its casinos in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Northfield Park, Ohio, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cited people with knowledge on the matter. The company, which operates 31 casinos globally, began consulting financial advisors upon review of MGM’s share price, which has risen less than 5% over the last two years despite growth…
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Police seize firearms while investigating school shooting threat made by 12-year-old
Investigators seized multiple firearms and arrested two adults while investigating a school shooting threat made by a 12-year-old student from Springfield, Massachusetts, this week. Police said they were investigating a report about a 12-year-old student who claimed to have access to guns and threatened to bring a gun to school and use it. When police contacted the student’s mother,...
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Police seek suspect who fired shot inside Springfield high school
Police are searching for a man they say forced his way into a Springfield, Massachusetts, high school armed with a gun and fired a shot inside earlier this week. Chantz Dudley, 20, of Chicopee, is facing multiple charges after he allegedly forced his way into the High School of Science and Technology Monday. According to police, Dudley was armed with…
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Group of adults force way into Springfield high school, one shot fired; Conn. man arrested, others sought
A group of adults were involved in an altercation outside of a high school in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday, when one of them allegedly forced their way inside and fired a shot inside the school hallway. Springfield police say they responded to the High School of Science and Technology around 2:10 p.m. after a school resource officer reported a large…
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Two charged with murder in deadly August double shooting in Springfield
Two people have been charged in a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts, that left a man and woman dead in August 2023. Springfield police say Julien Rivera, 27, and Marcus Johnson, 23, were served with arrest warrants in the deadly shooting on August 12. Rivera and Johnson, who are both from Springfield, each face charges of murder, malicious damage to a…
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1 dead, 3 others hurt in Springfield shooting, police say
A man has died and three others are hurt after a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday, police say. Officers responded to Morgan Street around 6:20 p.m. to find multiple gunshot victims, according to the Springfield Police Department. Two of them were found inside a Freightliner truck, and a third was on the ground. One of the victims found inside…
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Vt. police say bodies found off rural road are those of 2 missing Mass. men
Autopsies have confirmed that the two bodies found in a wooded area off a rural road in northern Vermont are those of two missing Massachusetts men who were shot to death, Vermont State Police said Thursday. Police found the bodies of 21-year-olds Jahim Solomon, of Pittsfield, and Eric White, of Chicopee, on Wednesday in a wooded area in Eden. Autopsies…
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2 bodies found in search for Mass. men missing in Vermont
Two bodies have been found amid the search for two missing Massachusetts men in Vermont, police said Wednesday. The bodies, found just under a mile apart in the woods near a road in Eden, Vermont, haven’t been identified, Maj. Dan Trudeau, commander of the Vermont State Police Criminal Division, said at a news conference. Because they have yet to...