Edgar Josue Chiche Martinez, a Hispanic young man who had just graduated high school and was days shy of his nineteenth birthday, was found dead on the morning of Saturday, November 9, 2024, on the side of Pope Park Highway in Hartford. His body was wrapped in a comforter and, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, he died of multiple gunshot wounds; investigators estimate the body had been there about 24 hours before discovery.

Police say the investigation led to an apartment on Magnolia Street where Edgar had been living with cousins. Authorities believe he was shot and killed inside that shared residence and that evidence of the killing was found in the apartment. Two family members were arrested: a 21-year-old cousin, Sender Soto-Veliz, charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, and a 17-year-old cousin, whose name is withheld because of his age, charged with murder and tampering with evidence. Relatives have suggested a dispute over money may have been the motive, but the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone knew Edgar, his routines, or has information about the Magnolia Street apartment or events around November 7 to 9, please come forward.