'Kind Heart, Big Smile': Hartford Mourns Murdered Dad, Family Turns To Community For Support
A 38-year-old Connecticut father was shot and killed last week, and now the community is rallying around his family.
Miguel Alfinez, of Hartford, was found fatally shot in the 300 block of Broadview Terrace shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital, but doctors could not save him, police said.
Xavier Soto, 34, has been charged with murder and several other crimes, according to Hartford police.
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Alfinez's sister created a GoFundMe campaign to help his family as they prepare to say goodbye.
Miguel was a…
Vernon Man Charged In Hartford Homicide
A Vernon man is behind bars after police charged him with the killing of a 38-year-old Hartford resident.
Xavier Soto, 34, is charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm, risk of injury to a child, and first-degree reckless endangerment, Hartford Police said.
Officers were called to the 300 block of Broadview Terrace around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, after reports of gunfire, according to Hartford police. At the scene, officers found Miguel Alfinez, who was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
Police said Soto was “quickly identified as a suspect through an investigati…
Love Triangle Murder: Waldorf Man Kills Girlfriend’s Husband In DC Apartment
The Maryland man who killed his girlfriend's husband in their DC apartment will spend nearly two decades in federal prison, authorities announced.
Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, admitted to second-degree murder while armed in the 2022 killing of Dana Bailey Jr., who was shot once in the chest after discovering an affair between his wife and Slaughter, the US Attorney’s Office said.
This week, federal officials say that Slaughter was sentenced to 16 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
According to investigators, on the morning of Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered …
Virginia Ambush: Man Rammed, Shot Multiple Times Before Suspect Arrested In Dranesville: Police
A Herndon man is dead after police say he was rammed off the road and gunned down in Virginia.
The deadly shooting happened around 5:03 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, on Fantasia Drive near Dranesville, according to Fairfax County Police.
When officers arrived, they found Irfan Syed, 45, of Herndon, shot in the upper body. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives said the suspect, Muhammad Muzammil, 25, of no fixed address, rammed Syed’s vehicle before shooting him multiple times.
Muzammil’s own car later broke down as he tried to flee.
Shortly after, police sa…
