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Dante Barnes

Case from Hartford, CT dated May 18, 2026

Victim Details

Dante Barnes

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2026-05-18

37

Dante

Barnes

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of Monday, May 18, 2026, the sound of gunfire echoed through a Hartford, Connecticut neighborhood, forever altering the course of one family's life. Responding to the reports of shots fired, Hartford Police officers arrived at the scene on Cabot Street to find a grim discovery. A man, later identified as 37-year-old Dante Barnes of East Hartford, was found lying unresponsive in the roadway, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services were immediately di ...
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  • fox61.com: Hartford Police investigate homicide on Cabot Street
  • NBC Connecticut: One dead after shooting in Hartford
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