Late on Monday, May 18, 2026, gunfire rang out on Cabot Street in Hartford. Officers found 37-year-old Dante Barnes of East Hartford lying unresponsive in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries; the Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions have classified his death as a homicide.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and the department issued a public appeal for information.

Did anyone in the Hartford area witness activity on Cabot Street that night or have information that could help the investigation?