In the late hours of August 31, 2015, a shooting at the Sheldon Oaks affordable housing complex on South Prospect Street in Hartford left 32-year-old William Prieto dead. Multiple 911 callers reported the shooting just before midnight; officers found Prieto with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene shortly after 12:30 a.m. Investigators said Prieto was specifically targeted, and his killing was counted as Hartford’s 23rd homicide of the year.

Police identified a suspect soon after the slaying. Anthony Christiana, 28, of Henry Street in Hartford, who had nine prior arrests and several drug convictions, was accused; investigators linked the motive to drugs and money. Christiana was taken into custody on an unrelated probation violation and, on September 24, 2015, was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and multiple firearms offenses with bail set at $1 million.

If anyone had contact with William Prieto in the days before August 31, or saw suspicious activity near Sheldon Oaks that night, please share what was observed.