A summer afternoon shooting in Springfield took the life of 28-year-old Johnathan Rodriguez. On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, police responded to reports of a gunshot victim near 37 Longhill Street and found Rodriguez, who was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. He was born in Springfield on July 11, 1991, to Edwin Rodriguez and Yolanda Lopez and was a Putnam High School graduate. He is survived by his parents, a brother, a sister, and two nephews; family held visitation and a funeral before he was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Investigators developed a suspect quickly. A week after the shooting, on August 14, police in Delaware arrested Lila Valle after stopping a stolen vehicle; authorities alleged Valle was holding a woman against her will. Valle was charged with murder and kidnapping and held in Delaware pending extradition to Massachusetts. Does anyone have information about Johnathan, his last movements on August 7, 2019, or the area around 37 Longhill Street?