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Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say
Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog In Region, Police Say A Connecticut woman who was shot during a dispute between neighbors over a dog that left two others dead has died from her injuries. Nikia Rankins, age 27, of Hartford, died on Friday, July 1 from injuries incurred during the incident on Sunday, June 19. Rankins was found shot when police responded to a report of gunfire at a multi-family home on Franklin Avenue and located three unresponsive victims with gunshot wounds, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. See Earlier Story: Dispute Over Dog Leads To Shooting Deaths Of Man, Woman In Hartford The couple, identified as…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway In Region Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway In Region
Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway In Region A suspect is at large after a man was found shot dead on a Connecticut street. The incident took place in Hartford around 3:20 a.m., Sunday, June 12. Hartford Police patrol officers responded to the area of 57 Babcock St., on a 911 call of a person shot, said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni, of the Hartford Police. Upon arrival, patrol officers located an adult male dead from an apparent gunshot wound, Mastroianni said. The Major Crimes Division is on the scene and has assumed this investigation. This is the 17th homicide in Hartford in 2022. Anyone with any information regarding the case i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hartford Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old Hartford Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old
Hartford Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old A Connecticut teen has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a 3-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting. Jaziah Smith, age 19, of Hartford, was arrested on Monday, April 19, for the killing which took place around Saturday afternoon, April 10 in Hartford, said Lt. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department. The 3-year-old boy, identified as Randell Jones, was shot around 2:25 p.m. while riding in a vehicle near 182 Nelson St., with his mother, his 4- and 5-year-old siblings, and another man when a shooter in another vehicle began firing bullets at the family’s car…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted 'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted
'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted A police officer who suggested the creation of a “dead pool” for officers to bet on where the first homicide of 2021 would take place has been demoted and suspended without pay. A broader investigation is ongoing, police said, and more officers are facing repercussions. News broke of the death pool over the weekend of Nov. 30. Amid an investigation Chief of the Hartford Police Jason Thody announced the punishment about a week later. Thody said that Det. Jeffrey Placzek has been demoted and suspended without pay for 120 days. “It is critical that every member of the Hartford Police Depa…

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by Kristin Palpini