Springfield police continue to probe the shooting.
View full sizeA Springfield police office walks back to his cruiser on Washington Street. Behind him is the scene where a 16-year-old shooting victim had been found in the road.SPRINGFIELD – A 16-year-old boy, who was shot three times at a Forest Park neighborhood intersection Thursday afternoon and fell out of a moving car, was in critical but stable condition Friday morning at Baystate Medical Center, police said.
Capt. Cheryl C. Clapprood said police continue to probe the shooting which left the boy lying in the middle of the intersection of Washington and Meredith streets just before 4:15 p.m.
The boy’s name has not been released.
Investigators believe the victim was shot while in the car and then either fell out or jumped. Blood was found on the driver’s seat, he said. The car is believed to have coasted up the road and came to rest when it hit a parked car.
The city tallied its 9th homicide four days earlier when 38-year-old Raul E. Vera was found shot to death on Lincoln Street.
People who wish to make anonymous tips to police can use their cell phones to text information to Springfield police via Text-A-Tip by addressing a text to “CRIMES,” or 274637, and then beginning the body of the message with the world “SOLVE.” People can also contact the Springfield Detective Bureau by calling (413) 787-6355.