Joshua Cortez

Murdered

On the evening of May 16, 2016, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Hartford police responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of Campfield Avenue and Cowles Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered 22-year-old Joshua Cortez lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Nearby, in a parked car, 23-year-old Alysha Ocasio was found with several gunshot wounds to her torso; she was transported to Hartford Hospital, where she later succumbed ...Read More

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