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Man killed in ambush outside Hartford barbershop

Police are on the scene on Franklin Avenue.

HARTFORD, Conn. — A man in his 20s died after being fatally ambushed as he walked out of a barbershop in the city's south end on Thursday, Hartford police said.

Police spokesperson Lt. Aaron Boisvert said the homicide occurred outside on the 200 block of Franklin Avenue around 1 p.m.

Boisvert said the man had walked out of a barbershop when he was shot. The attackers took off in a car after the shooting.

Emergency crews tried to revive the victim when they arrived but police said he died at the scene. 

There was evidence in the street near the shooting scene, Boisvert said.

The victim has been identified by police as Christian Feliciano, 20, of Hartford.

Additional information was not immediately available.

This death marks the capital city's fourth homicide in 2022.

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