HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead, and a man was wounded in a targeted shooting late Thursday night in Hartford, authorities said.
Police said ShotSpotter picked up gunfire around 10:45 p.m. at the corner of Garden and Westland streets. Officers did not find victims at the scene.
“Simultaneously, St. Francis Hospital called and reported that two victims had been transported for treatment of gunshot wounds via private vehicles,” Lt. Aaron Boisvert told News 8. “Two separate vehicles.”
Police said Shadarean Ellison, 31, was pronounced dead at the hospital, and a man in his 40s sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Boisvert said the shooting was caught on surveillance video.
“The gunman was on foot, approached the female directly, and fired numerous rounds into her,” the lieutenant said. “That being said, it’s clearly targeted. She was the intended target.”
This marks the city’s 11th deadly shooting this year.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Hartford police tipline at 860-722-TIPS (8477).