Jahvante W. Perez, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, was shot on the evening of Friday, March 10, 2023, on Caldwell Drive in Springfield, Massachusetts. Police responded shortly after 7:00 p.m.; Perez was taken to Baystate Medical Center but died of his injuries. The Springfield Police Department’s Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit opened an immediate investigation.

Investigators identified and arrested 25-year-old Jordan Cabrera of Chicopee in connection with the fatal shooting. Cabrera was arraigned in Springfield District Court on Monday, March 13, 2023, and was being held without the right to bail as proceedings continued; he was scheduled for another court appearance on April 12, 2023. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni expressed sympathies to Perez’s family.

If anyone has information about Perez, the shooting on Caldwell Drive, or was in the area that evening, please share what you know with investigators.