On the evening of May 16, 2015, 27-year-old Rashad Chuck Collier, a Black / African American man, was shot and killed on a Hartford sidewalk near the intersection of George and South Streets. Police found Collier at about 8:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial reports included a misidentification of the victim as a woman, which was corrected the following day.

Police treated the shooting as a targeted attack rather than a random act. Collier’s death was one of two homicides in Hartford within 24 hours, though authorities said the incidents were likely unrelated. His two children were reportedly nearby when the shooting occurred, and vigils were held as family and community members called for an end to local violence.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or knew Rashad Collier?