24-Year-Old Killed, Second Man Critical During CT Drive-By Shooting
A 24-year-old Connecticut man was shot and killed and another man is critical following a reported drive-by shooting in front of a restaurant in a shopping plaza.
Hartford County resident Marion Edwards, of Windsor, was found with multiple gunshot wounds are 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 18 in the area of 295 Barbour St., in Hartford.
When patrol officers responded to the area for ShotSpotter notifications, they found Edwards and another man, both of whom had been shot, in front of the business, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.
Edwards was unresponsive on the scene and officers b…
12-Year-Old CT Girl Killed In Drive-By Shooting, 3 Others Wounded, Police Say
A 12-year-old Connecticut girl was killed during a drive-by shooting that injured three others.
The shooting took place in Hartford around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at 48 Huntington St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police.
Hartford police responded to the area on a ShotSpotter activation that recorded numerous bullets had been fired, Boisvert said.
Upon arrival, officers located an 18-year-old male, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers also located a 12-year-old girl, suffering from a gunshot wound to her head and abdomen, he added.
The girl, identified as…
Two Men, Boy Seized On Attempted Murder Charges Following Passaic Drive-By
UPDATE: Two men and a teenage boy were seized by detectives on attempted murder charges for firing from a car into a crowd of people on a Passaic street last month, authorities said.
Kenneth Garcia, 21, and ex-con Luis Ledesma, 22, both of Passaic, and the 16-year-old boy were taken into custody by city detectives earlier this week in connection with the March 26 drive-by shooting on Monroe Street near Myrtle Avenue, they said.
No one was injured in the shooting, responders said at the time.
Along with attempted murder, Garcia and Ledesma were charged with aggravated assault, employing a j…
