On the night of May 19, 2022, 25-year-old Daryl Walker of Bloomfield, Connecticut, was shot while driving through Hartford with a friend. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. in the 100 block of Zion Street and triggered the city’s ShotSpotter system. Gravely wounded, Walker drove east on Ward Street, collided with a parked car, then struck a Hartford police cruiser before the vehicle crashed into the Hartford Police substation at 134 Affleck Street.

Officers found Walker and his passenger in the wrecked car; both had serious gunshot injuries. Walker was transported to a hospital and later died of his wounds. His passenger, a man in his 20s, survived and was listed in stable condition. Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions treated the incident as a targeted shooting and opened an intensive investigation.

On December 14, 2023, authorities announced the arrest of 32-year-old Daniel White of Hartford and charged him with murder, first-degree assault, and criminal liability in connection with Walker’s death; he was held on $1.5 million bond following extradition from Virginia. Does anyone have information about Walker’s last movements that night or the people he encountered on Zion Street?