Heriberto Hernandez, a 55-year-old Hispanic man from Springfield, Massachusetts, was found with a gunshot wound at the intersection of Fisk and Abbe Avenues on the evening of August 27, 2019. Springfield police responded to a report of a shooting at about 6:05 p.m.; emergency services took Hernandez to Baystate Medical Center, where he died several hours later. His death was ruled a homicide.

The Springfield Police Department Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office Murder Unit opened a full investigation, canvassing the area and seeking witnesses or evidence that could identify a suspect or suspects. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced and the case remains active.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the Fisk and Abbe Avenues area that evening, or has information about Hernandez’s killing, please come forward to investigators.