SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Police are investigating a homicide in Springfield after a man was found dead in a car Tuesday afternoon.
Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney told 22News that 28-year-old Yonaides Pichardo was found shot dead in the drivers seat of a BMW sedan, with Connecticut license plates, parked near 55 Sycamore Street. The victim had received a single gunshot wound. The two passenger side windows of the sedan appeared to be shattered.
Sycamore Street resident Glen Fay gave a statement to police about what he saw the night before; “A second car pulled up in the other side of the street. Two guys got out and got in the car with him. They were there for about five minutes, but I didn’t hear anything.”
The Springfield Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating the deadly shooting. Police blocked-off a section of Sycamore Street while they conduct their investigation. The body was removed from the site just before 5:00 p.m.
No suspects have been arrested, and the motive is still under investigation.
Springfield mayor Domenic Sarno came to the neighborhood to speak with neighbors soon after evidence was cleared.
22News will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest information, on-air and on WWLP.com, when it becomes available.
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