Michael Paolercio was 26 when he was shot and killed near Wilbraham Road in Springfield, Massachusetts, on June 16, 2020. The Springfield Police Department opened a homicide investigation and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office assisted.

Investigators identified 41-year-old Earl Howard of Westfield as a person of interest. A warrant was issued and a multi-agency search followed, involving the Springfield Police Homicide Unit, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, and a U.S. Marshals Task Force. About a week and a half after the shooting, officers acting on a tip located Howard hiding in a closet at an address in North Adams and arrested him without incident. He was charged in connection with Paolercio’s death.

What details about the evening of June 16, 2020, or the area around Wilbraham Road might help shed light on what happened?