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Michael Leon

Case from Hartford, CT dated Jan 28, 2015

Victim Details

Michael Leon

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2015-01-28

46

Michael

Leon

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On a cold January night in 2015, the life of 46-year-old Michael Leon, a male resident of Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. Just after 9:30 p.m. on January 28th, police responded to a call on Garden Street. Arriving at the scene, they found Leon lying in the street, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the city's first homicide of the year.

In the immediate aftermath, Hartford police detectives from the crime scene ...
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  • NBC Connecticut: Police Make Arrest in First Hartford Homicide of 2015
  • Hartford homicide suspect arrested and charged | fox61.com
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