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On October 19, 2020, 24-year-old Jonathan Martinez of Springfield, Massachusetts, was fatally shot after a daytime confrontation that began when his car was stolen from his Holyoke home by a 16-year-old girl. Martinez found the vehicle in Springfield and followed it. The stolen car, driven by the teenage girl with 22-year-old Isaiah Marquez riding as a passenger, was involved in a parking-lot collision and later crashed again on Acushnet Avenue.

At about 12:40 p.m., Marquez allegedly fired from the passenger seat, striking Martinez. He was found unresponsive in a backyard and taken to Baystate Medical Center, where he died. The two suspects fled but their disabled vehicle was left on Allen Street; both were captured shortly afterward in nearby woods. Marquez faces murder and multiple weapons and car-related charges, and the 16-year-old has been charged with murder as well.

Does anyone have information about Martinez’s movements that day or about the crash sites on Acushnet Avenue or Allen Street?