Police had responded to North Spring Street and East North Street regarding a traffic accident and gunshots heard in the area. Ford was found in a parking lot near 150 N. Limestone St., the Springfield post office.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. A Springfield Police Division representative declined to share if there is a suspect but said updates will be shared.
This was the seventh homicide in Springfield of 2023, said Valerie Lough, community information coordinator for the city. That is pacing above the last two years: in 2022, there were eight homicides, and there were nine in 2021.
The Springfield News-Sun requested 911 calls related to the incident. Dispatch officials sent two calls of people who dialed 911 with reports reportedly related to the incident.
One caller said he heard someone fire off “10, maybe 12 rounds” at Wayside Tavern & Patio on South Yellow Springs Street from his home nearby.
Another caller said he heard shots on East Street, north of Selma Road, before a maroon SUV with its left tail light out appeared to flee north toward High Street.
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