Fatal-Shooting Victim Attempted To Flee, But Crashed Instead Fatal-Shooting Victim Attempted To Flee, But Crashed Instead Fatal-Shooting Victim Attempted To Flee, But Crashed Instead
Fatal-Shooting Victim Attempted To Flee, But Crashed Instead The victim of a fatal shooting attempted to drive himself away from danger but lost control of his vehicle and crashed. On Monday, March 15, the Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Office said that Luis Ramos, 31, of Springfield, was the shooting victim. Ramos was shot on Thursday, March 11, in Chicopee, the DA said. When Chicopee Police responded to numerous 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Springfield and Walton streets, they could not find a victim. Soon after, Springfield Police received a report of a single-car crash in the area of Springfield and Cunnin…
Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle
Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle Arrests have been made in connection to the death of a Chicopee man discovered in a burning vehicle on a December 2020 night in Hartford. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Brandon “B” Batiste, 33, of Springfield, and Calvin “Cutty” Roberson, 38, of Waterbury, Connecticut, were arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said. Specifically, the charges were: kidnapping resulting in death, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm. Batiste was apprehended in Georgia, while Roberson was picked up in Waterbury.…
Woman Charged With Murder For The Grisly Killing Of A Palmer Woman In February Woman Charged With Murder For The Grisly Killing Of A Palmer Woman In February Woman Charged With Murder For The Grisly Killing Of A Palmer Woman In February
Woman Charged With Murder For The Grisly Killing Of A Palmer Woman In February A woman is being charged with murder following the gruesome killing of a Palmer woman earlier this month. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, police arrested Brenda Mayhew, 54, of Palmer, and charged her with murder, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Mayhew allegedly killed Marcia Wilson, 68, of Palmer, in the victim’s Fox Street home on the morning of Monday, Feb. 8. When police arrived at Wilson's home they found a horrific scene. They allegedly saw Wilson, in her nightgown, lying face down with stab wounds in her chest and torso surrounded by large amounts of blood splattered on the…
Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd
Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd In a year in which Springfield may see a record number of homicides, police have identified the city's most recent victim of fatal violence. In the past five years, 2019 was the one with the most homicides committed in Springfield - there were 20 that year. 2020 may set a tragic new record with the number of homicides reported. So far, 18 homicides have been reported in Springfield and there's still a month to go in the year. Violence has been on the rise in major U.S. cities for all of 2020, according to a study by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice. In large America…
One Dead, Four Seriously Injured Following Two-Car Crash One Dead, Four Seriously Injured Following Two-Car Crash One Dead, Four Seriously Injured Following Two-Car Crash
One Dead, Four Seriously Injured Following Two-Car Crash A two-car crash on Monday night has left one person dead and four others seriously injured. At around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, police responded to a two-car crash in the area of Main Street and Fairview Avenue in West Springfield, police said. It is not clear what caused the accident, which is still under investigation by the West Springfield Police as well as the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. The identity of the person who died as a result of the collision has not been named pending notification of family members, police said.
Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help
Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help On the 20th anniversary of her death, the DA is renewing his request for people to come forward with any information they may have about what happened to Karen Soucie, a slain mother of two children. Soucie’s body was discovered on Nov. 3, 2000, by her landlord, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Office said. The landlord at 22 Berkshire St., in Springfield, noticed Soucie’s car had not moved and she had not picked up her mail in two days. He went into her apartment and found Soucie dead in her bathroom. The cause of death was blunt trauma, the DA’s Office said. The person…