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Hartford police investigating weekend homicide

The man was shot on Park Street Sunday evening and died at the hospital

HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford police are investigating a shooting on Park Street Sunday that sent a man to the hospital where he later died. 

Police said around 8 p.m. on Sunday evening that they were called to the area of Park Street and Wolcott Street on a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found 34-year-old Javier Jiminian-Hernandez suffering from a gunshot wound.

Javier Hernandez-Jiminian was taken to an area hospital where he was initially listed in critical but stable condition. 

On Monday morning police announced Hernandez-Jiminian had died from his injuries. 

The incident happened in the busy Park Street corridor. This is the city's 12th homicide in 2022. 

Police said the Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating.

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