August 14, 2024 -Springfield- On Sunday, August 11, 2024at 3:10 a.m. officers from the Springfield Police Department responded to the intersection of State and Terrence Streets for a report of a stabbing. Officers located an adult male stabbing victim who was transported to Baystate where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as Mr. Efrain Cosme, 32, last known address unknown.

Arrested in connection with this homicide is Luis Rodriguez-Cruz, 30, of Springfield. He was arraigned in in Springfield District Court today on charges of: murder, drug possession of a class b substance, carrying a firearm without a license, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He isbeing held without the right to bail and is scheduled to be back in court on September 17, 2024.  

This in an ongoing investigation being conducted by members of the Springfield Police Department’s Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office’s Murder Unit.