Tray Emanuel Davis, 16, was killed outside his grandmother’s home on Garden Street in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 17, 2006. A junior at Bloomfield High School and a member of J.R.O.T.C., Tray was standing with friends when a passing vehicle’s occupants opened fire. He was struck in the head and chest and died after being taken to a local hospital. Two others—a 21-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy—were wounded and survived.

Investigators concluded the victims were innocent bystanders and that the shooting resulted from mistaken identity; the intended target, reportedly a rival gang member, was not present. Hartford police identified 17-year-old Ackeem Riley as a suspect; he was arrested on December 5, 2007, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and assault. A jury later convicted Riley of accessory to murder, conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of criminal attempt to commit murder, and two counts of accessory to assault in the first degree, and he was sentenced to prison.