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Police investigating after 1 dead, 2 injured in Hartford shooting

The two people found with non-life-threatening injuries are not believed to be the intended target of the shooting, police said.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — One person is dead and two are injured after a late-night shooting in Hartford on Friday, police said.

Police said that officers responded around 11 p.m. to the area of 34 Westland St. for a ShotSpotter alert where they found a man inside a vehicle who was unresponsive. The man, identified as Denzel Bell, 29, of Hartford, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Two people with gunshot wounds, a female in her 40s and a male in his 30s, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are not believed to be the intended target of the shooting. Police said that it is believed that shots were fired from a passing vehicle.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded and will continue investigating the incident. Anyone with any information regarding the case is asked to call the HPD Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

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