Kendall Fair, 22, was killed in a daytime shooting in Hartford on January 18, 2022. ShotSpotter first detected gunfire near Albany Avenue around 1:50 p.m., and additional shots were reported near Mather Street. Responding officers discovered Fair, a Black male, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds on Mather Street; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead. Police described the incident as a shootout. Two other men, one in his 40s and one in his 20s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported. Fair’s family and community members held a prayer vigil organized by Mothers United Against Violence; his aunt Tori Williams thanked supporters and urged anyone with information to contact the Hartford Police. The Hartford Police increased patrols in the area after the shooting.

Prior to his death, Fair had been sentenced in 2020 to 15 months in prison for distributing crack cocaine and fentanyl in a gang-related investigation in north Hartford. Does anyone have information about what happened on Mather Street that afternoon?