Angel Nieves, a 21-year-old Hispanic/Latino man described as from Springfield and formerly of Cambridge, was killed in a late-night shooting on January 13, 2025. The shooting occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Clifton Street in North Cambridge; officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots found Nieves outside a residence suffering from numerous gunshot wounds. Emergency responders transported him to Mount Auburn Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators treated the death as a homicide. Evidence markers and items such as a jacket were visible near the scene in news footage, and neighbors reported hearing shots and seeing someone run toward a car that then sped away. Authorities said early on the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and assigned the case to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Cambridge Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the district attorney’s office. No arrests or named suspects have been announced and the case remains an active investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened on Clifton Street that night, contact the Cambridge Police Criminal Investigations Unit or submit an anonymous tip through the department’s tip line or online portal.