Hartford Police ID Windsor Man Shot Dead Last Week: HPD

HARTFORD, CT — Hartford police continue to investigate a fatal shooting on Thursday evening, March 12, on Albany Avenue and have identified the victim as a Windsor resident.

Police later identified the victim as Colin Roberts, 49, of Windsor. Roberts was born Nov. 19, 1976, according to authorities.

Officers with the Hartford Police Department were dispatched at about 6:56 p.m. on March 12 to the area of 848 Albany Ave. following a report of a person shot, according to police.

When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions responded and assumed control of the investigation, which "remains active and ongoing," police said.

This was the third homicide in a week in the city.

On Monday, March 9, a 42-year-old Hartford man was shot and killed on Allen Place.

On Sunday, March 8, a 52-year-old Hartford man was taken into custody and charged with killing a 75-year-old Hartford woman in her apartment.

Police said the elderly woman suffered from severe head trauma.

The string of homicides also comes as the State of Connecticut probes two fatal, officer-involved shootings in Hartford in February, one on Feb. 27 and the other on Feb. 19.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hartford Police Department Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

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