Nicorie Adams, 30, was shot in the late afternoon of January 31, 2024, in Springfield, Massachusetts. ShotSpotter alerts were triggered around 4:20 p.m., first on Rochelle Street and then on nearby Braddock Street; officers found evidence of shootings at both locations but no victims at the scenes. Adams and a female passenger later arrived at Baystate Medical Center in a vehicle. Adams had suffered a serious gunshot wound and died despite medical efforts; the woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators identified a suspect and on February 29, 2024, 36-year-old Jermaine Atkins of Westfield was taken into custody in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on a fugitive from justice warrant after Springfield police tracked him there. The Springfield Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances of Adams’s death.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity in the Rochelle Street or Braddock Street area that afternoon, please share what is known.