Fransua Guzman was 30 when she was killed in Waterbury, Connecticut, in the early morning of October 11, 2018. Known to friends as Frankie, she was a mother of four. Around 3 a.m. Guzman and a friend, 54-year-old Darlene Mazon, were standing outside a Walnut Street residence when both were struck by gunfire. Guzman was shot in the head a short distance from her home and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Mazon suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen that caused a severe spinal injury and left her paralyzed.

Police concluded the two women were innocent bystanders caught in crossfire during a feud between rival gangs and that members of the 960 gang were seeking retaliation and targeting Walnut Avenue. By July 2019 authorities had arrested nine people, adults and juveniles, in connection with Guzman’s murder and the attack on Mazon; charges announced included murder, first-degree assault, and conspiracy. Some defendants later faced federal racketeering-related charges for their roles in the gang’s activities.

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