Chan Neil Williams-Bey Sr. was 49 when he was fatally shot in Hartford on August 4, 2020. The shooting took place near Norfolk and Kent Streets; Hartford police were alerted by the city’s ShotSpotter system around 9:30 p.m. and found Williams-Bey in the backyard of a residence with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly afterward. His death was recorded as the city’s 16th homicide that year.

The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions opened an investigation, but the case remains unsolved. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported, and authorities have continued to ask the public for information. If anyone knew Chan Williams-Bey, his movements that evening, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.