Crime & Safety
Car Involved In Shooting Crashes Into Building In West Hartford
The crash was in West Hartford, but police said the shooting took place in Hartford; a 19-year-old has died of a gunshot wound to the head.
WEST HARTFORD, CT — A shooting which police say occurred in Hartford in the area of Prospect and Capitol avenues involved a car which then crashed into a building in West Hartford, resulting in the death of a 19-year-old man from a gunshot wound to the head.
Hartford police conducted a shooting investigation at 1034 Capitol Ave., in which a Honda Accord was fired upon around 2 p.m. Moments later, the Honda crashed into the side of a Subway sandwich shop at 1037 Boulevard in West Hartford, Capt. Michael Perruccio said.
The 19-year-old driver later died from his injuries, while a 17-year-old female passenger is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the thigh. A third passenger, a 16-year-old female, was not shot but sustained injuries from the crash, according to police.
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Police are now calling the case a homicide investigation, and said the shooting appears "very targeted.".
The shooting incident earlier this afternoon at 1034 Capitol Avenue is now a homicide investigation. More info as it becomes available. -LT. PC pic.twitter.com/sGJTPwkOQ9
— Hartford Police CT (@HartfordPolice) July 6, 2020
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