Matthew Chaney, 19, was found fatally shot on the pavement in the 100 block of Nursery Street in Springfield’s Liberty Heights around 12:35 a.m. on October 19, 2024, after a ShotSpotter alert. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified Chaney later that day and opened a homicide investigation led by the Springfield Police Homicide Unit with the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.

Detectives developed a suspect within days and on October 28 obtained a warrant charging a 16-year-old with murder. That juvenile was located in Manchester, New Hampshire, on November 1 and extradited to Massachusetts on November 6. Prosecutors later alleged the killing occurred during a robbery in which the teen stole Chaney’s backpack and the two did not know one another.

If anyone has information about what happened on Nursery Street that night, please share tips with Springfield authorities.