Incident
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11-19-2024 Connecticut Hartford 3-1
Location
November 19, 2024
300 block of New Britain AveHartford, Connecticut
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Jessiah Mercado
- Age: 20
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Messiah Diaz
- Age: 0
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Lance "Macho" Morales
- Age: 23
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Child Involved Incident
- Child killed (not child shooter)
- Drive-by (car to street, car to car)
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
- Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)
Notes
Deceased child 4-months-old. Glock switch used.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
- URL: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/triple-shooting-under-investigation-hartford/3437189/
- URL: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/woman-baby-are-killed-in-shooting-in-connecticut-19930315.php
- URL: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/hartford/3-shooting-victims-arrive-at-hartford-hospital-pd/520-28251bc6-9ed6-44d8-bebe-b73ffa28d65d
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 1
State House District: 6