On the night of Friday, June 26, 2026, ShotSpotter alerted Springfield police to gunfire near the 100 block of Lebanon Street. Officers found an 18-year-old male with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Baystate Medical Center and died the next morning. The victim was identified as Alexander Bebo Pulinario of Springfield, born June 9, 2008, just over two weeks past his eighteenth birthday.

A second adult male was wounded in the same incident and was privately transported to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The Springfield Police Homicide Unit, led by Captain Trent Duda, is working with the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone who was near the 100 block of Lebanon Street around 11:30 p.m. on June 26, or who has information about this shooting, is asked to contact investigators.