Jacqueline Ward, 42, was found fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 5, 2023, at the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Kellogg Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. Officers responded around 4:30 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive person; first responders pronounced Ward dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

The Waterbury Police Department opened a homicide investigation, with detectives from the Major Crimes Unit leading the inquiry. Authorities have asked the public to contact the Detective Bureau or Crime Stoppers with any information. The circumstances that led to the shooting have not been disclosed.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity near Hillside Avenue and Kellogg Street around 4:30 a.m., please contact the Waterbury Detective Bureau or Crime Stoppers.