Tre Kingsbury, 21, a White man from West Springfield, was shot the night of May 29, 2025, on Charbonneau Terrace in Chicopee. Police were called at about 9:00 p.m. to 16 Charbonneau Terrace, where officers found him with penetrating wounds; despite immediate life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives on scene identified a suspect and the next day secured an arrest. Prosecutors named the suspect as 17-year-old Jayshawn Kempton of Chicopee, who was arraigned in Chicopee District Court on May 30, 2025, on charges of murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ordered held without the right to bail. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for June 26, 2025, while the Hampden District Attorney’s Office and Chicopee Police continue the investigation.

Family remembrances described Kingsbury as someone who loved the outdoors and music, especially playing guitar, and as an avid reader. Obituaries say he was born in Middlebury, Vermont, later moved to West Springfield, and a celebration of life was planned at Curran-Jones Funeral Home on June 13, 2025.

If anyone in Chicopee or West Springfield has information about Tre’s last night or the events on Charbonneau Terrace, please share what you know.