Four teenagers were arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Jonathan Torres, 19, Wednesday night. Takai Brown, 18, of Bridgeport and Cheyenne Concepcion, 18, of Enfield were arraigned, Thursday, on charges of Larceny, Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, and having a Weapon in a Vehicle. The two other teens, ages 16 and 17, were brought to a juvenile detention center, police said.
On Wednesday night, police responded to the area of 31 Prospect Street in Enfield for a report of a shooting. They found Jonathan Torres, 19, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was transferred to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Ma., where he was pronounced dead..
According to court paperwork, police interviewed several witnesses who described seeing three teenagers, one of them holding a handgun, flee the scene in a tan Toyota Camry. Enfield police alerted Connecticut State Police who found a vehicle fitting that description at a gas station near exit 34 off Interstate 91 South about an hour later. Witnesses were brought to the gas station to identify the car and its occupants, Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said.
“They were able to positively identify those people as the people they saw on the street,” Sferrazza said.
According to police, the Camry was stolen from Norwalk in June. It contained a loaded handgun and brass knuckles. Police said Brown, Concepcion, and the two minors were arrested on charges related to the handgun and stolen vehicle. Enfield police are seeking search warrants to obtain DNA evidence from the car and more charges could be forthcoming, Sferraza said.
“We believe we’ll have some more information pertaining to this homicide with these individuals,” Sferrazza said.
On Thursday, flowers and messages of remembrance written in chalk were left around the front porch of 31 Prospect Street where Torres lived.
"The kid had the biggest heart. He took everyone in, helped everyone out anyway he could,” Friend Kaylee Moreno said.
A vigil for Torres is expected to be held at 7pm, Thursday evening, at Enfield’s Town Green.
Brown and Concepcion are being held on $100,000 bond. Their next court date is September 18.
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