SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The victim of a deadly shooting on State and Dresden Streets has been identified.

According to Hampden District Attorney’s Office Spokesperson Jim Leydon, at around 9:20 p.m. officers were called to a ShotSpotter activation and found the shooting victim, 41-year-old Dwayne Griffith of Springfield. He was provided first aid and taken to Baystate Medical Center where he died due to his injuries.

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The Springfield Police Department’s Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit. are investigating.

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