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Alysha Ocasio

Case from Hartford, CT dated May 16, 2016

Victim Details

Alysha Ocasio

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Hartford

CT

2016-05-16

23

Alysha

Ocasio

07/12/2026

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On the evening of May 16, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at the intersection of Campfield Avenue and Cowles Street in Hartford, Connecticut. When police arrived around 10:30 p.m., they discovered a grim scene. Twenty-two-year-old Joshua Cortez was found lying in the street, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Inside a nearby parked car, first responders found 23-year-old Hispanic/Latina female, Alysha Ocasio, suffering from sev ...
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  • WTNH Connecticut News: Suspect charged for Hartford double murder
  • NBC Connecticut: Police ID Victims of Double Homicide in Hartford
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