Police identify victim of deadly shooting Saturday night in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Police identified a woman killed in a shooting Saturday night in Springfield.
Police say Ada Hodgkins, 42, of Springfield, died in the shooting.
Officers responded to the 2600 block of Glenview Avenue around 10:30 p.m. They found Hodgkins with a gunshot wound. She later died at a Springfield hospital.
KY3 spoke with neighbors about the incident. They say they were surprised it happened in this area.
“There’s been a lot more violence downtown than in many years but now that it’s happening so close to my home and kids it’s scary,” said Adam Bass, neighbor. “This does surprise m because I’ve lived here for about two years and we haven’t had any shootings that I know of around here.”
“Knowing this happened right up the street,” said Melissa Snook, a neighbor. “We walk the dogs around here and I walk them up the street even by that house all the time and there’s nothing going on.”
Police say they do have a suspect identified. If you know anything about this case, contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).
This incident marks Springfield’s seventh homicide in 2022.
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