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Lechard Santos

Case from Waterbury, CT dated Aug 18, 2022

Victim Details

Lechard Santos

Male

Black / African American

Waterbury

CT

2022-08-18

32

Lechard

Santos

06/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 18, 2022, a dispute outside a restaurant in Waterbury, Connecticut, turned deadly, claiming the life of a 32-year-old Black/African American man named Lechard Santos. The fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of Bertie's West Indian Restaurant on North Main Street. Shortly before 1 a.m., an altercation involving Santos broke out, which tragically culminated in gunfire.

Police were called to the scene around 12:47 a.m. after reports of shots being ...
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  • Hartford Courant: Suspect wanted in murder of man shot outside Waterbury restaurant arrested
  • https://www.wfsb.com: Waterbury police make arrest in homicide case
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