On the evening of September 15, 2025, Frank Garay, a 29-year-old Black man from Hartford, was shot and killed in Waterbury near Charles and Third streets. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 7:48 p.m. and found Garay outside a local smoke shop; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The city classified the case as its sixth homicide of the year and detectives with the Waterbury Police Major Crimes Unit opened an investigation.

On September 22, 2025, authorities arrested 37-year-old Latroy Young of Hartford. He was taken into custody at the G Style Lounge on Main Street in Hartford without incident and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession of a firearm or ammunition, and illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle. Young was on parole and wearing a GPS monitoring bracelet that placed him at the scene, and he was held on $1,000,000 bond. Police have also identified a second suspect, Gerald Brown of Hartford, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued; he remains at large. No motive has been disclosed and the investigation is active.

Garay, who was days away from his 30th birthday, is remembered by family as they cope with his death. If anyone has information on Gerald Brown’s whereabouts or the shooting, contact the Waterbury Police Detective Bureau or Crime Stoppers.