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MA man found fatally shot in Springfield



Springfield (AP)  -- Springfield police say a 28-year-old man has been shot to death.  It's the city's 13th homicide of the year.

Police were called to Yale Street about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday where they found a man lying in the road with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. He was found next to his car, which was still running.

The victim, identified as Maurice Williams of Springfield, was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police say they have some leads, but have not made an arrest.

It was the second killing in the city in a week. Springfield saw 21 homicides last year, the most since 1994.


 
 
 
 
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/06/2009
Michael Jackson's former wife Debbie Rowe has decided not to attend tomorrow's memorial for Jackson after all. An attorney says her presence there would be an "unnecessary distraction." The thousands of people who were selected through an online lottery to get tickets have been picking them up today at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
     
Good news at the gas pump
Mary McGuire of AAA of Southern New England has this week's price survey.
     
Boston City Hall getting more high tech
WBZ Producer Jon MacLean has the story.
     
Buckle up
The lack of seatbelt use is being blamed in three of four fatal car crashes on Bay State roads on the 4th of July. And, as WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe reports, it's renewed calls to strengthen the state's seatbelt law.
     
Analyst: McNamara legacy starts with Vietnam War
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talked with Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., about the legacy of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara.
     
Complicated process will lead to custody decision for Jackson children
WBZ's Lisa Mayer interviewed Linda McClain, an attorney specializing in family law and professor at Boston University Law School, about the developing dispute between the mother of two children with Michael Jackson and the late singer's family over child custody.
     
Deadly ethnic riots ongoing in China
WBZ's Kendall Buhl has more.
     
Money Matters - Saving Even More: The First Step
WBZ's Dee Lee talks about ways to really cut back.
     
Money Matters - Saving Even More: The First Step
WBZ's Dee Lee talks about ways to really cut back.
     
Looking at the Law: Big Tobacco
WBZ's Neil Chayet is smoking about this one.
     
Connoisseur's Corner with Jordan Rich
WBZ's Jordan Rich speaks with Roseanne Tully, CEO and Founder of Intermezzo Magazine about the latest trends in food, wine, spirits, culinary treats and travel.
     
Pops goes the 4th
There was something for everyone at the Esplanade along the Charles River, as the Boston Pops and Neil Diamond helped thousands of fans celebrate America's birthday.
     
Republican Radio Address 07/04/2009
Senator John McCain of Arizona, talks about the meaning of the Fourth of July.
     
President Obama Radio Address 07/04/2009
President Barack Obama invokes the "Spirit of America" to argue for health care, energy and education reform on this Fourth of July holiday.
     
A U.S. Marine sends holiday wishes from Iraq
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Corporal Kyle Verhelst, a US Marine stationed in Al Asad, Iraq.
     
Soundbytes of the Half-Year 2009
From the Oath of Office "do-over" to the sudden death of Michael Jackson, it's already been a wild year. Selected by WBZ News Editor, Dave Mager.
     
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