Aydin Bradric Davis was 16 when he was shot and killed during a gathering at an apartment building on Hendricxsen Avenue in Hartford on the night of Saturday, May 4, 2024. Police say the party had about 10 to 12 people; gunfire was reported around 10:30 p.m. Aydin and 19-year-old Lavante Brown were found unresponsive in a stairwell with gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Aydin was a student at the University High School of Science and Engineering in Hartford.

Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions identified a suspect, and on May 29, 2024 authorities arrested 25-year-old James Chaney of Plainville. Chaney was charged with one count of murder and first-degree reckless endangerment and held on $1 million bond. A public police affidavit says the shooting began after Brown allegedly attempted to rob others at the gathering, that Chaney drew a legally registered 9mm handgun and fired, pursued people down the staircase, and continued to fire. The affidavit states Aydin was struck three times, twice in the back and once in the back of the neck, and that investigators did not identify Aydin as possessing a firearm.

Does anyone who attended that gathering or who lives near Hendricxsen Avenue have information that could clarify what happened that night?