On May 13, 2023, at about 1:32 a.m., 27-year-old Jasell Camacho of Chicopee was found on the sidewalk at the corner of High and Lyman streets in Holyoke with a gunshot wound after a ShotSpotter activation. Emergency crews attempted resuscitation at the scene but Camacho was pronounced dead. Shortly after, a 34-year-old Holyoke man, James Carmenatty, arrived at Holyoke Medical Center with a gunshot wound investigators believe was connected to the same incident.

Detectives developed probable cause and obtained an arrest warrant for Carmenatty; he was charged with murder on May 17, 2023, taken into custody on May 19, and arraigned in Holyoke District Court, held without the right to bail. A second person, Ryan Navarro, was later arrested, charged with murder, and arraigned; he is also being held without the right to bail. The Holyoke Police Department, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Hampden DA, and the Hampden DA’s Murder Unit are handling the investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Jasell, please share tips with the investigating agencies.