On the evening of Sunday, June 26, 2022, Springfield Police responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the 100 block of Genesee Street. Officers found 41-year-old Rashad Taylor suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries.

Taylor, born in Springfield on January 22, 1981, was described by his family as a respectful, kind, and humble man — a proud father and a loving son, brother, and uncle. He graduated from the MCDI high school program and worked as a PCA for Stavros and as an assistant manager for a local detailer.

The Springfield Police Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office Murder Unit investigated. In September 2022 two Springfield men, Armando Rodriguez and Angel Rivera, were indicted and arraigned in connection with Taylor’s death and ordered held without bail pending pre-trial proceedings.

Did anyone in the Springfield area have information about Rashad’s last evening or his movements near Genesee Street?