A large street fight on Madison Street in Hartford on the evening of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, ended in multiple fatalities. Officers responded around 7:00 p.m. and found 36-year-old Troylon Cooper of Manchester unresponsive with a stab wound; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Two other victims from the same altercation were taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. One of those was 30-year-old Bryan Ortiz-Santiago of Hartford, who suffered a fatal gunshot wound and died at the hospital. A 17-year-old male was also shot and listed in stable condition and expected to recover.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions are leading the investigation into what the department describes as a violent dispute involving people who knew one another. As of early July 2026, no arrests had been announced and the suspect or suspects remained at large. If anyone witnessed the fight on Madison Street that night or has information about Ortiz-Santiago, Cooper, or the people involved, please share what you know with investigators.