Isaiah Ahkeem-Molina, 20, was killed just before midnight on Saturday, September 27, 2025, inside the People’s Ballroom, a social club at 3340 Main Street in Hartford. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found Molina with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. He is described as a Black / African American male.

The shooting came amid a violent weekend in Hartford that included another fatal shooting and several non-fatal incidents, which investigators said appeared tied to personal disputes rather than random violence. Detectives from the Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions processed the scene and canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses. As of the days immediately following the incident, no arrests had been announced and no suspect had been publicly identified.

Anyone who was at the People’s Ballroom that night or who has information about Isaiah’s death is asked to contact the Hartford Police Department tip line.