William Bill King, a 40-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on August 11, 2015, in Hartford, Connecticut. Around 4:15 a.m. on Lenox Street, gunfire struck King and a 40-year-old woman, Jennifer Ryan of Coventry, who were found in front of a house. King suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities and was taken to Saint Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Ryan was shot in the calf; her injuries were not considered life-threatening and she was also hospitalized.

Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes Division later took over the investigation. Police deployed K-9 units at the scene, but authorities released few details about what led to the shooting and did not identify a motive or suspects. No arrests have been announced, and the case is listed among Connecticut’s cold case homicides. If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew William King, please come forward.