Crime & Safety
Hartford Double Shooting Leaves Two Brothers Dead: Reports
Police are searching for a suspect in a Tuesday night double homicide.
HARTFORD, CT — Two brothers were killed in a shooting in Hartford Tuesday night, WFSB 3-TV reported. The victims were Leon Kelly, 46, and Charles Kelly, 47.
Police responded to 161 Westminster St. shortly before 6 p.m. Both victims were found inside the home and had been shot multiple times.
Both men were transported to St. Francis Hospital where they were pronounced dead, according to WTNH News-8.
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Police said that it appears the shooting was a double homicide and that the shooter did not live in the home. Police are searching for the suspect as they believe the shooting was targeted, WTNH News-8 reported.
Westminster Street at Lyme Street was closed during the investigation and has since reopened.
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Anyone with information in the case should contact Hartford police at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
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