Richard Roman-Santiago was 33 when he was shot and killed in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in the early morning of July 18, 2022. Police received a 911 call about a shooting at about 2:11 a.m. in the 30–40 block of North Summer Street. Officers found a male with a gunshot wound; he received aid at the scene and was transported to a local hospital, where he died.

Detectives from the Holyoke Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office investigated. Two days later, on July 20, 2022, an arrest warrant was obtained for 32-year-old Holyoke resident Alex Marrero. Marrero was located and arrested that afternoon at about 2:00 p.m. and was scheduled for arraignment in Holyoke District Court.

If anyone has information about Richard Roman-Santiago, his movements that night, or the events on North Summer Street, please come forward.