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Joshua Taylor

Case from Hartford, CT dated Sep 23, 2017

Victim Details

Joshua Taylor

Male

Hartford

CT

2017-09-23

31

Joshua

Taylor

07/10/2026

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In the early hours of September 23, 2017, the city of Hartford was pierced by the sound of gunfire on Albany Avenue. When police arrived at the scene near 1164 Albany Avenue around 12:38 a.m., they discovered a chaotic scene with four individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. One of them, a 31-year-old male named Joshua Taylor, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The initial investigation revealed that a verbal dispute on the sidewalk had quickly and violently escalated. It is believed tha ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/940142
  • NBC Connecticut: Hartford Police Arrest Suspect in Double Homicide
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    I keep thinking about the impact this had on the witnesses and the neighborhood. Albany Avenue is us... ...Read More
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