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Originally published on March 17, 2021 7:24 am A memorial outside Springfield Police Headquarters now bears the name of officer, Christopher Walsh.  The SPD officer was killed March 16, 2020 in an early morning shooting at a convenience store on E. Chestnut Expressway. On the one year anniversary of the shooting, which also killed three citizens and wounded two others, the police department held a ceremony to honor Walsh’s memory and sacrifice. "On 3/16/20, the Springfield community, the Springfield Police Department and the Walsh family suffered a loss that has created a hole in our he...

Since they did not have a traditional wedding, Chris and Sheri Walsh were planning to gather friends and family for a "recommitment ceremony" in 2020. But instead of shopping for a wedding gown at Gracie's Bridal this past March, Sheri Walsh picked out a black dress to wear to her husband's funeral. Chris Walsh, a 32-year-old Springfield Police Department officer, was among four people killed by a lone gunman March 15 at the Kum & Go store on East Chestnut Expressway. A year later, Sheri Walsh wants her husband to be remembered as a normal guy who did a beautiful thing. And she is working to ...

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...