Where we stand with the 28 violent deaths last year in Springfield
Where we stand with the 28 violent deaths last year in Springfield This past year was a record-breaking one in terms of homicides in the city of Springfield, mirroring a national trend of increasing murders in a year like none other. According to the Springfield Police Department, there were 28 "violent deaths" in the cicty in 2020 where one person killed another in an incident that wasn't a traffic accident. Of those 28 violent deaths, a police department spokeswoman said Friday that 20 are now considered murders by the FBI's definition, which excludes things like justified killings and ac...
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