Bobby D. Gooch Jr. was 18 when he was found with a gunshot wound on the east side of Springfield, Missouri, in the early morning of May 20, 2021. A 911 call came in about 3:34 a.m. reporting a person lying in the roadway near the 1600 block of East Chestnut Street. First responders took him to a nearby hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

Springfield Police opened a homicide investigation and canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence. At the time of the last available reports, no suspect had been identified and no arrests had been announced. Police asked the public to contact the department or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers with any information.

Did anyone in the area that night see or hear anything that could help identify who was involved?