Edwin Rodriguez, 53, was killed in the early hours of February 25, 2026, after officers responding to a report of a person with a gunshot wound found him inside a residence on Barton Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Known to friends as Jam, Rodriguez was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and had lived in the Springfield area for many years. He was a local businessman and is remembered by acquaintances as hardworking. The Springfield Police Homicide Unit, led by Captain Trent Duda, is handling the investigation together with the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Springfield Police detectives or submit an anonymous tip through Text-A-Tip. Does anyone in the community have information that could help investigators?