Carizma Fox, 17, was killed in the early morning hours of July 11, 2025, after being struck in the chest by a gunshot while at a convenience store on Willow Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. Police say a heated argument among a group nearby escalated and a shot rang out shortly before 3 a.m.; Carizma was found lying in the street and later died at a local hospital. She had just marked the fourth anniversary of her brother’s death by gun violence and was about to start her senior year at Enlightenment School.

Family describe her as vibrant, quick-witted, compassionate, and someone who helped care for her grandmother. Police identified 40-year-old Shamar Atwater, also known by the street name Sleep, as the suspected shooter after surveillance footage allegedly showed him brandishing a handgun and witnesses picked him out in photo lineups. Atwater was arrested on August 1 in Watertown and charged with murder and weapons offenses; an arrest warrant says he admitted to shooting a young woman and expressed remorse.

Did anyone in Waterbury see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened?