Springfield shooting leaves man dead

Springfield Police Division officers responded to a shooting that left one man dead on Willis Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

Springfield Police Division officers responded to a shooting that left one man dead on Willis Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

One man was shot and killed on Springfield’s east side Sunday night.

The shooting happened about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Willis Avenue, which runs north and south off East High Street.

Credit: Marshall Gorby

A large presence of Springfield police officers was at the scene as of about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, and the small street was closed. Detectives and the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office had arrived.

Video posted to social media and from a neighboring house showed 10 police cruisers on the street with fire and EMS units also there.

A neighbor said he heard three shots fired, and a car fled the scene after.

A car recovered in the 2900 block of Selma Pike was connected to the shooting, a police official said. Police would not confirm if anyone had been detained in connection to the shooting.