Adelaida Latorres-Toro was 29 when she was found fatally shot inside an apartment on Colonial Street in Hartford during the late hours of August 6, 2022. First responders began lifesaving measures until medics arrived, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was ruled a homicide and recorded as Hartford’s 24th of the year.

Detectives from the Major Crime and Crime Scene divisions responded immediately to the apartment to interview witnesses and collect evidence. Police said the shooting was not believed to be random. A person of interest detained that night was identified as 31-year-old Weslie Mendez, described in reports as Latorres-Toro’s boyfriend; he was taken into custody that night on a parole violation. After the investigation, Hartford police arrested Mendez and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a firearm, and he was held on $2 million bond.

If anyone knew Adelaida, lived near Colonial Street, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.