Alex J. Larkin, 25, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was fatally shot in Holyoke on the evening of Saturday, September 3, 2022. His death was ruled a homicide. Family remembered him as a loving son, brother, and uncle who enjoyed the outdoors, dirt biking, cars, and had worked for local construction companies while hoping to join the Carpenters union. He grew up in Chicopee, was born in Springfield on December 17, 1996, and attended Chicopee Comprehensive High School, where he played soccer and refereed youth soccer matches.

The Holyoke Police Department arrested 23-year-old Victor Diaz-Torres of Holyoke and charged him with Larkin’s murder; Diaz-Torres was arraigned and ordered held in jail.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.