On the afternoon of December 27, 2018, in Hartford, Connecticut, 35-year-old Ross Stone of West Hartford was fatally shot near Garden Street and Pliny Street. Police were alerted to gunfire by the ShotSpotter system and multiple 911 calls. Officers found Stone unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. The shooting was the city’s 21st homicide of 2018.

A second victim, 25-year-old Elijah Adorno of Hartford, was located about a block away with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs and stomach after apparently fleeing the initial scene. Adorno underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition.

Hartford Police identified 29-year-old Abdul-Hakim Ali of East Hartford as a suspect in the double shooting. Ali was arrested at a New London hotel on December 30, 2018, and charged with Murder, Assault in the 1st Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Firearm; he was held on $1 million bond. Anyone who knew Ross Stone or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.