On the evening of June 26, 2019, in Hartford, Connecticut, 30-year-old Caron Mikal Andre Canty was fatally shot near 31 Winchester Street after police were alerted to multiple gunshots by the city’s ShotSpotter system. Officers found Canty with critical injuries; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. A second victim, 32-year-old Richard Johnson, suffered gunshot wounds to his torso, was driven to the hospital by his brother, and survived.

Investigators described the incident as a very targeted attack and said it was not a drive-by shooting; they did not immediately classify it as gang-related. Canty, known as Shaq, worked as head chef at a Chipotle in West Hartford and was a father to two daughters, ages two and six at the time. Vigils were held by community members and groups including Mothers United Against Violence.

No information has been provided about any arrests or charges in connection with the shooting. If anyone has information that could help bring Caron Canty’s family some answers, please share what is known.