On the evening of July 5, 2024, 18-year-old Shaiann Lamyia Goodson, a Black/African American woman from Springfield, Massachusetts, was killed in a shooting near Niagara Street. Two men were also wounded in the incident. Shaiann, born and raised in Springfield, was remembered by family and friends as vibrant and full of promise.

The Springfield Police Department and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help.

If anyone saw activity on or near Niagara Street that evening or has information about this shooting, please come forward and share what you know.