Hartford police are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year after a man died from multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday afternoon.
Hartford, Conn. Police are seen at the scene of the city's 11th homicide of the year, Wednesday afternoon, April 13, 2011, on Oakland Terrace in Hartford's north end. A man in his 20's was shot in an apparent drive by shooting in broad daylight. The victim was transported by a family member to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center where he died a short time later, police said.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say the death of a young man in Hartford is being ruled a homicide.
Police say they responded to Oakland Terrace just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday to reports of shots fired.
Responding officers found clothing and shell casings at the scene and learned that the victim had already been brought to St. Francis Hospital in a private vehicle. The driver reportedly left after dropping off the victim, who was pronounced dead around 3:30 p.m.
The victim's name has not been released and there was no immediate word on a motive or suspects in the slaying.