Police identify man killed in Meriden shooting

by: Alex Ceneviva

Posted: Aug 13, 2019 / 03:00 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 13, 2019 / 03:09 PM EDT

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH)– Police have identified the man who was shot and killed in the front yard of a Meriden home on Sunday.

On Tuesday, police identified the homicide victim as 32-year-old Francisco Huertas.

Related: Meriden police investigate fatal shooting on Allen Avenue

Huertas was found at around 11:42 a.m. Sunday, suffering from several gunshot wounds in the front yard of a home on Allen Avenue.

He died from his injuries before police arrived.

The homicide remains under investigation.

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