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Crash leads to a homicide investigation: Hartford police

Police are at the scene on Bellevue Street
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford police are investigating a fatal shooting and car crash Sunday morning. 

Police confirmed that they are investigating a death in the area of 294 Bellevue Street.

Hartford Police said they were investigating the city’s second homicide of the year. The victim was a man in his 20s. Police said they responded to a car crash around 8:45 AM. When they arrived, the driver was unresponsive and had to be extricated. That's when emergency crews discovered a gunshot wound. The man died at the hospital. 

The victim has been identified as Tyrik Walcott of Windsor, Connecticut.

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