Elis Vizzcarrondo was 18 and from Holyoke, Massachusetts, when he was reported missing and later found dead on the morning of July 3, 2022. His body was recovered from the Connecticut River near Catherine Street in Chicopee, and authorities said he had sustained what appeared to be a fatal gunshot wound. The case was investigated jointly by Holyoke and Chicopee detectives and state police attached to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.

Investigators identified a residence on the 100 block of Clemente Street in Holyoke as the likely scene of the killing. An arrest warrant was issued for 21-year-old Holyoke resident Elijah Melendez; he was arrested July 14, 2022, arraigned July 18, 2022 on a murder charge, pleaded not guilty, and was ordered held without bail. The next court date was scheduled for the following month.

Anyone with information about Elis, the Clemente Street residence, or movements in Holyoke and Chicopee around late June and early July 2022 is asked to come forward.