Denise Rogers-Rollins, a 58-year-old Black woman, was shot in her Waterbury apartment on Wall Street in the early hours of December 7, 2019. Police responded about 12:20 a.m. after a report of a gunshot and found her on the floor with a gunshot wound to her torso. She was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead; the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by the gunshot wound.

Waterbury detectives, with their forensic division, identified multiple people believed to be involved. On December 13, 2019, 26-year-old Shavonnah Draper of Bridgeport was arrested and charged with felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder, held on $1 million bond. On December 19, 48-year-old Howard Jefferson was arrested in Bridgeport on similar charges and held on $1 million bond. On January 7, 2020, 44-year-old Gonzalo Diaz of Bridgeport was arrested and charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit felony murder, criminal attempt at first-degree robbery, and criminal possession of a firearm, with bond set at $1.5 million. Police said all suspects in the murder had been taken into custody.

Are there details about Denise’s life or the case timeline that anyone in Waterbury can share?