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Devonte Downer

Case from Hartford, CT dated Dec 01, 2021

Victim Details

Devonte Downer

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2021-12-01

22

Devonte

Downer

07/02/2026

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In the late hours of a cold Wednesday night in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 1, 2021, the life of 22-year-old Devonte Downer, a Black male, was tragically cut short. The initial indication of trouble came around 11:20 p.m. when the city's ShotSpotter system detected gunfire in the vicinity of Enfield Street. Hartford police officers promptly responded to the alert, canvassing the area in search of any evidence of a shooting, but their initial search came up empty.

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  • WTNH.com: 22-year-old man shot, killed near Magnolia Street in Hartford
  • Man, 22, dies after Hartford shooting, police say
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