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Rainalyz Caraballo

Case from Springfield, MA dated Aug 16, 2026

Victim Details

Rainalyz Caraballo

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Springfield

MA

2026-08-16

19

Rainalyz

Caraballo

08/26/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning in Springfield, Massachusetts, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet. On August 16, 2026, 19-year-old Rainalyz Caraballo of Holyoke was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred around 4:15 a.m. on the 3100 block of Main Street. The initial alert to law enforcement did not come from a 911 call, but rather from the city's ShotSpotter system, which detected the gunshots and automatically dispatched officers to the scene. By the time police arrived to be ...
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  • Victim Identified in Springfield Shooting | Hampden District Attorney
  • Yahoo News: Springfield shooting leaves woman dead
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