A daylight shooting on New Park Avenue in Hartford left 32-year-old Daniel Sampel dead on the evening of July 9, 2015. Sampel, a Black male, was found having been shot multiple times and was taken to Hartford Hospital, where he later died. The attack occurred in a busy area, and witnesses reported seeing a suspect flee into a nearby building as police arrived.

The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes Division and the Shooting Task Force searched the neighborhood, surrounding businesses and homes and seeking surveillance footage from the many nearby establishments. The investigation produced no named suspect for several months. In January 2016 authorities announced the arrest of 29-year-old Sergio Martinez on murder and firearms charges; Martinez was in custody in New York State on other matters at that time.

If anyone witnessed the July 9 shooting or saw a person fleeing into the buildings near New Park Avenue that evening, please share what was seen or any footage that might help.