In the pre-dawn hours of October 5, 2022, 24-year-old Andre Jerome Gaston Jr. was fatally shot outside his home in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood. Police say the violence began around 12:30 a.m.; Gaston was outside his house and believed to be involved in a narcotics-related exchange with occupants of one vehicle when a second car pulled up and multiple shooters opened fire. ShotSpotter alerted officers, who found Gaston in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Hartford Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Surveillance footage and the crime scene investigation indicate at least three people were in the suspect vehicle — a driver and two shooters — and both cars fled after the shooting. About an hour later, Windsor police reported a burning car that matched the shooters’ vehicle description, though authorities have not confirmed it was the same car. Gaston’s family and girlfriend described him as humble, outgoing, and funny. No arrests have been announced; the Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions continue to investigate.

If anyone has information about that night, the vehicles involved, or the people seen on the surveillance footage, please contact investigators.