On the evening of March 5, 2018, a 26-year-old man, Guy Moore, lost his life in a burst of violence outside a Baldwin Street apartment building in Waterbury, Connecticut. The Hamden resident was found by police around 9:15 p.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Despite the immediate response from emergency services, Moore succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
He was a young father, focused on his work and raising his son, Guy Jr.
The investigation into the fatal shooting led Waterbury police to a suspect a short time after the incident. Maurice Barker, a 31-year-old from Waterbury with a history of criminal activity, was taken into custody in connection with Moore's death. Authorities announced that Barker was expected to face murder charges, among other potential offenses, as the investigation continued. The arrest brought a swift, though not final, resolution to the immediate question of who was responsible for the shooting.
The tragedy of Guy Moore's death was compounded for his family just over a year later when his brother, Mark, also fell victim to gun violence. This devastating sequence of events left his parents mourning the loss of two sons. While an arrest was made in Guy's case, with the alleged perpetrator awaiting trial, his family was left to navigate an unimaginable grief.
