HARTFORD, Conn. — Two men have died after an argument at a senior living facility on Clark Street turned into a shooting Thursday afternoon, according to Hartford police.
Two older men were having an argument in the parking lot of the senior living facility midday Thursday when a 67-year-old man shot a man in his 70s multiple times, according to police. The 67-year-old man then turned the gun on himself. Police are investigating this shooting as a murder-suicide.
The 67-year-old has now been identified as Luis Dejesus, of Hartford and the 74-year-old man has been identified as Preeman Faniel of Hartford.
People living at Community Renewal Team (CRT)’s Generations senior living complex for grandparents raising their grandchildren saw their neighbor Faniel smiling and laughing Thursday morning. But minutes later, they say they heard popping sounds.
“I thought it was kids out there. You know how they do with the firecrackers. Then somebody said, somebody got shot, we all ran out the building,” a resident said.
“We have a pretty good idea of what happened. In fact, we have some good video, which clearly shows an altercation between two elderly males, which resulted in one of the males shooting the other several times and shooting himself,” Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said.
Faniel was rushed to St. Francis Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
His loved ones gathered on Clark Street, struggling to process it all.
“He was a good guy,” said a man who asked not to be identified. “He got along with everybody. He was acting in plays and stuff like that; he was in the church choir; he worked for the funeral home and stuff like that. What happened this morning should have never happened.”
No other information has been provided at this time.
Samaia Hernandez is a reporter for FOX61 News. She can be reached at shernandez@fox61.com. Follow her on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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