Desmond M. Wright, 32, was fatally shot once in the head on Pershing Street in Hartford on the morning of September 1, 2015. The shooting occurred at about 8:00 a.m.; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead at 8:36 a.m. His death was listed as the city’s 24th homicide that year and happened the same day as another fatal shooting earlier that morning.

Born and raised in Hartford, Wright was remembered by family and friends as kind and generous, devoted to his family, and a careful car enthusiast. Local business owners near the scene voiced concern about rising violence in the area after the killing. Hartford police opened an investigation and asked witnesses to come forward; authorities had not publicly identified suspects or announced arrests and the case remained unresolved.

If anyone saw activity on Pershing Street that morning or has information about Desmond Wright’s shooting, please share what you know with investigators.