Rakeem Nixon

Death by Force

On a Sunday afternoon in March of 2015, the life of Rakeem Nixon, a 22-year-old Black man, was cut short by gun violence in Springfield, Massachusetts. The shooting, which occurred on March 15, 2015, led to an investigation that would see a teenage suspect arrested and charged with his murder, only for the case to later fall apart.

The investigation into Nixon's death led authorities to Christopher Montgomery, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident. Montgomery was arrested and c ...Read More

masslive.com: Amid tight security, Springfield teenager arraigned in Sunday afternoon killing in Indian Orchard

masslive.com: Springfield Police investigate shooting on Lucerne Road in the Boston Road neighborhood

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