May 15, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced that Janadiel Resto-Sepulveda, 18, of Springfield, has been arraigned on several charges in connection with the July 2024 murder of 19-year-old Damontey Williams of Springfield.

On Sunday, July 14, 2024, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 100 block of Massasoit Street. Officers located an adult male gunshot victim, later identified as Williams. Williams was transported to Baystate Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The Springfield Police Homicide Unit, under the direction of Captain Trent Duda, began investigating in conjunction with the Hampden District Attorney’s Murder Unit. 

Springfield Police Homicide Detectives identified Resto-Sepulveda as a suspect, and on Monday, May 11, 2026, applied for and were granted a warrant for his arrest. The following day, on Tuesday, May 12, at approximately 9:40 a.m., members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigations Unit (FIU), FIU Apprehension Unit, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Resto-Sepulveda inside an apartment on the 0-100 block of Middlesex Street.

He was arraigned the same day in Springfield District Court on the following charges:

• Murder
• Discharging a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Building
• Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License
• Carrying a Firearm Without a License

Resto-Sepulveda was ordered held without right to bail, and is due back in court on June 8, 2026, for a Pre-Trial Conference. Resto-Sepulveda is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

This remains an ongoing investigation.