On the morning of March 19, 2026, a man was found dead in a wooded area behind a condominium complex on Talcott Forest Road in Farmington. The victim was identified as 29-year-old Derick William Mercado-Labonte of Bridgeport. The initial call came in around 10 a.m., and officers at the scene reported the man had sustained multiple areas of trauma.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the manner of death a homicide. Investigators described the incident as isolated and opened an active investigation. As of late March 2026, no suspects have been publicly named and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about Mercado-Labonte’s death is asked to contact the Farmington Police Department’s detective division.