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Bryan Williston

Case from Hartford, CT dated Mar 15, 2014

Victim Details

Bryan Williston

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2014-03-15

28

Bryan

Williston

07/06/2026

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On a Saturday night in March of 2014, a burst of violence outside a market on Albany Avenue in Hartford left one man dead and another wounded. Bryan Williston, a 28-year-old Black male, was identified as the deceased victim in the shooting that occurred on March 15, 2014. The incident unfolded in the city's North End, a grim chapter in a year that saw a significant number of homicides in the capital city.

Responding to a report of shots fired, Hartford police discovered Williston and anot ...
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  • NBC Connecticut: Police Identify Victim of Fatal Hartford Shooting
  • Bryan Keith Williston, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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