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Joseph Vargas-Mercado

Case from Hartford, CT dated Jul 15, 2023

Victim Details

Joseph Vargas-Mercado

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hartford

CT

2023-07-15

25

Joseph

Vargas-Mercado

Yes

07/30/2026

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On a summer afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut, a violent home invasion turned deadly, leaving 25-year-old Hispanic male Joseph Vargas-Mercado dead. The incident, which unfolded on Saturday, July 15, 2023, was a chaotic shootout that resulted from what police believe to be a targeted, and not a random, act.

The violent encounter took place inside an apartment on Maple Avenue. Investigators believe that Vargas-Mercado, along with two other men from Philadelphia, Carlos Frank-Nieves and Ele ...
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  • NECN: 17-year-old shot in Conn. Saturday has died: police
  • https://www.wfsb.com: 17-year-old girl dies days after quadruple shooting in Hartford
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