HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford police are investigating a homicide on Garden Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Police responded to the 600 block of Garden Street at around 2:36 p.m. on a ShotSpoter activation.
While on the way to the scene, dispatch received reports from a citizen of a vehicle that crashed into a home on the 200 block of Nelson Street.
Police determined the victim was walking to his car in the area of 652 Garden Street when a vehicle pulled up and shot him four times before driving off. He then entered his vehicle, and it crashed into the residence on Nelson Street, according to police.
The victim, identified as Ryan McKain, 33, of Hartford was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This was a targeted attack, and both parties knew each other, police told FOX61.
This is the city's eighth homicide of 2022.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the HPD Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
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