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Police Identify Victim In Fifth Homicide Of Year

By DAVID OWENS, The Hartford Courant   HARTFORD — A man was shot and killed early Wednesday on Vine Street. Police were called to the area of 26 Vine St. about ...

HARTFORD — A man was shot and killed early Wednesday on Vine Street.

Police were called to the area of 26 Vine St. about 3:30 a.m. by the city’s ShotSpotter system and found a man on the ground near 44 Vine St., Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley said.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

His killing is Hartford’s fifth homicide of the year, Foley said. Police identified the man as Tyron Taylor, 33. He lived in a shelter at 75 Main St. according to police.

Major Crimes Division detectives are investigating and anyone with information is asked to call Foley at 860-757-4463.

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