Richard Kinoshita was 46 when he was shot on New Britain Avenue in Hartford on February 19, 2019. The shooting happened about 5:30 p.m.; he suffered a gunshot wound to the torso and was taken to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Born on a U.S. military base in Japan and raised in Honolulu, he moved to Connecticut with his family in 1989. People who knew him described him as strong-willed with a heart of gold; he worked in automotive repair, computer technology, and the culinary arts, and was a father, son, and friend to many.

About 20 minutes after Kinoshita was shot, police were notified of a second shooting on Atwood Street. The injured person was 19-year-old Ian Wilson Jr. of Windsor, who had a gunshot wound to the hip and was initially uncooperative with investigators. Physical evidence and witness statements linked both shootings to a marijuana transaction that went wrong and identified Wilson as responsible for Kinoshita’s death. Wilson was arrested and charged in connection with the case and held on $1,000,000 bond.

Did anyone who knew Richard or who was in that Hartford neighborhood that evening see or hear anything that might help explain what happened?