Police: Springfield man dies of gunshot wounds; shot all the way through making of rap video in Six Corners - MassLive.com

here's an update of a story posted at 11:22 p.m. Sunday.

SPRINGFIELD — A 27-yr-ancient city man has died after being shot late Sunday evening on James highway in Six Corners, where a gaggle of individuals were in the technique of constructing a rap video, police pointed out.

The capturing victim changed into identified as Bobby Owens of Tyler highway, in keeping with Springfield police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney. Owens turned into suggested dead upon arrival at Baystate medical center, a short while after the ten:30 p.m. capturing.

Police don't yet have any person in custody in reference to the shooting dying.

Police stopped a motor vehicle that turned into considered fleeing the enviornment at a high expense of speed. inner they discovered a .40-caliber handgun that had been prior to now stated stolen in Holyoke, Delaney noted.

a man in the automobile, recognized as Darrell Byrd, 30, of Kenyon road, is in custody and charged with carrying a firearm and not using a license.

Delaney would now not say if he's regarded a suspect within the capturing or if the gun became the weapon used. via Monday afternoon, no person has been charged with homicide, he mentioned.

Detectives had been on the scene right through the night and early morning, processing facts and interviewing witnesses. The homicide investigation is being led by way of Lt. Trent Duda of the police main Crimes Unit.

Police ask that any one with information on the capturing contact foremost Crimes at 413-787-6355. those that need to continue to be anonymous might also ship a tip via a mobile phone by means of addressing a text message to "CRIMES," or 274637, after which beginning the physique of the message with the note "remedy."

Delaney spoke of that, on the time of the taking pictures, a number of individuals had been on James street at a vacant duplex as a part of the production of a rap music video. As many as 25 people have been existing, both without delay concerned in the making of the video or observing it. a number of were detained for questioning, he pointed out.

Delaney would no longer verify even if Owens changed into involved in the video.

A witness who lives regional informed The Republican she became watching the video creation when a motor vehicle drove up, and a number of pictures have been fired. She noted Owens become one of the vital people taking half in the video creation. The witness spoke of that as the crowd scattered, a person within the motor vehicle acquired out and chased after a person, firing several photographs as he ran.

Delaney referred to police were dispatched to the scene after gunfire was recorded by using the metropolis's Shotspotter gunshot detection gadget. the primary officers to reach on scene found a man in a vehicle swiping different cars as he tried to drive off. the driver informed officers that his chum within the passenger seat had been shot and he turned into attempting to get him to the sanatorium.

The taking pictures loss of life is the fourth in the city this yr, and the first given that the may additionally 8 shooting death of Jhamal Cruz, 26, at Bay and Marion streets.

remaining year at present, Springfield had already recorded 11 homicides, greater than midway toward the final number of 18.