On the morning of May 6, 2024, gunfire on Wood Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, left 19-year-old Lashawn Nance with critical gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The victim is identified as a Black / African American male.

Waterbury Police Department Major Crimes detectives treated the shooting as an isolated homicide and began an investigation that produced suspects. On May 24, 2024, 18-year-old Yeanier Osorio-Medina of Waterbury was arrested and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and multiple firearms offenses; he was held on a multi-million dollar bond. On June 27, 2024, 22-year-old Demetrius White, also from Waterbury, was arrested in Meriden and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession of a firearm, and weapons in a motor vehicle; his bond was set at three million dollars.

Police stated they did not anticipate further arrests in connection with Nance’s death. If anyone has information about Lashawn Nance, his movements that morning, or the incident on Wood Street, please come forward.