Heriberto Garcia, 31, was shot and killed inside a car on Babcock Street in Hartford in the late hours of April 14, 2021. Officers who answered a 911 call around 11:00 p.m. found Garcia with a single gunshot wound to his upper chest; he was taken to Hartford Hospital and died of his injuries.

A witness told police they saw Garcia in the front passenger seat with Daniel Lopez in the rear seat behind him. The witness reported Lopez had Garcia in a headlock, a gun was fired, and Garcia fell forward. The witness tried to help, but Lopez exited the vehicle, threatened the witness with the firearm, and fled. Lopez was identified, arrested, and charged with murder, criminal possession of a firearm, and first-degree threatening; he was held on $1.5 million bond.

A Hartford Superior Court jury found Daniel Lopez guilty of Garcia’s murder in November 2024, and a judge also found him guilty of two counts of criminal possession of a firearm/ammunition. Sentencing was scheduled for January 31, 2025. If anyone witnessed the events on Babcock Street that night or has additional information, please come forward.