Crime & Safety

33-year-old Man Shot Dead In Hartford

The shooting Thursday night was Hartford's 25th homicide of 2022.

HARTFORD, CT — City police are investigating yet another deadly shooting in the state's capital, this one claiming the life of a 33-year-old man Thursday night.

According to Fox 61, the victim has been identified as Simon Griffin, who was shot and killed.

Fox 61 also reports another man was also shot and badly injured and he was the one who called police.

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WFSB Channel 3 reports the homicide, Hartford's 25th of 2022, happened in an apartment on Laurel Street and the men involved knew each other.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Hartford Police Department Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS.

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