14-Year-Old Arrested after SPD Homicide Investigation

Springfield, Mass. — On Thursday May 16th at approximately 9:35 a.m. members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit, C3 Forest Park Unit, Massachusetts State Police VFAS, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested a 14-year-old male on the 0-100 block of Beauchamp Street in connection with an April 12th homicide on Phoenix Street.

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on April 12th, officers responded to the 0-100 block of Phoenix Street for a ShotSpotter activation.   Officers located an adult male gunshot victim.  He was transported to Baystate and succumbed to his injuries.

The SPD Homicide Unit under the direction of Captain Trent Duda began investigating the shooting.  On May 14th, Homicide Detectives applied for and were granted a murder warrant for this 14-year-old juvenile, and he was located and arrested on Thursday.

This is an ongoing investigation conducted by the Springfield Police Homicide Unit in conjunction with the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit.

Due to his age, his name and booking photo cannot be released.  The suspect is expected to be arraigned in Springfield Thursday.