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Days later, Spfld. shooting victim dies
Had been found shot on Washington St. on Thursday
Updated: Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 8:45 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 9:40 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A Springfield teenager has died, days after being found shot three times.
Springfield Police Sergeant John Delaney told 22News that 16 year-old Tyrel Wheeler of Springfield, who was shot in the face, chest, and arm on Thursday , died on Sunday.
Wheeler was found on Washington Street, after he had fallen from the silver Honda that he was driving.
He was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and had been listed in critical condition.
Though Wheeler was found on Washington Street, Delaney says its believed that the shooting happened elsewhere. Delaney says that there was no "shot spotter" activation anywhere in the area.
Delaney added that police believe the shooting is "gang related."
If you have any information, you are urged to call the Springfield Police Detectives Bureau at (413) 787-6355 or text a tip.
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