Suspect arrested in Puerto Rico in connection with Holyoke homicide

HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A suspect is under arrest after a homicide this summer in Holyoke. Jim Leydon, spokesperson for the Hampden District Atto...

September 22, 2023
9:54 PM

HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A suspect is under arrest after a homicide this summer in Holyoke. Jim Leydon, spokesperson for the Hampden District Attorney's Office, said that 22-year-old Aleq Rodriguez of Holyoke was arrested Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico on a murder charge. On the morning of June 22, Holyoke Police received a call about a shooting victim on the 300 block of Appleton Street. Officers arrived and found 30-year-old Edgar Soto-Irizarry of Holyoke suffering from gunshot wounds.

Ryan Trowbridge