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Simon Griffin

Case from Hartford, CT dated Aug 11, 2022

Victim Details

Simon Griffin

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2022-08-11

33

Simon

Griffin

06/23/2026

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On a summer evening in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of a 33-year-old Black man named Simon Griffin was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2022, inside his own apartment on Laurel Street, what began as a social gathering took a violent turn. Griffin was with a 27-year-old friend when they were joined by a man known to him, 38-year-old Benjamin White. The three men were smoking and drinking together when an argument erupted between Griffin and White concerning a past criminal offense White had ...
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  • NBC Connecticut: Man Dead After Shooting in Hartford
  • https://www.wfsb.com: One dead, one hurt in Hartford Laurel Street shooting
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