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 accidental shootings.
Here s a look at that status of each case as of Friday, according to the Springfield Police Department: