Gunfire outside Colt Park on a late Sunday night left one man dead and another hurt. Jose Angel-Morales, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, was shot near the intersection of Wawarme Avenue and Locust Street in Hartford on May 14, 2023 at about 11:40 p.m. Police were first alerted by the ShotSpotter system and found a man in his 20s at the scene; that victim was taken to hospital in stable condition.

While officers were still on scene, Jose Angel-Morales arrived at the same hospital in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound. His condition was initially critical but stable; he died of his injuries on the evening of May 17, 2023. The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions are investigating, have not publicly identified suspects, and say they do not believe the two victims shot each other.

Anyone who was in the area of Wawarme Avenue and Locust Street near Colt Park that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.