Matthew James Bromley, 39, was shot dead in Litchfield, Connecticut, on June 7, 2021. He had returned to the area from Virginia to be near his mother in hospice and was exploring local job opportunities. The killing occurred in the parking lot of the Cramer & Anderson law firm on the town green after Bromley followed a car into the lot and confronted the driver.

The driver was Robert Fisher, a 75-year-old partner at the firm. Fisher told investigators Bromley opened the car door, punched him, and that he feared for his life; Fisher said he drew a legally registered handgun and that a struggle for the weapon ended with it discharging. Eyewitnesses gave a different account, saying Bromley froze or stepped back when he saw the gun. Fisher called 911 after the shooting; Bromley was pronounced dead at the scene. The firm said Bromley was not a client and had no record there, though a witness recalled a tense phone call between the men the month before about foreclosures.