With 35 homicides as of mid-December, 2021 has been an exceptionally deadly year for Hartford. Homicides increased 40% from 2020, when the year ended with 25 murders. In fact, the capital city had more killings this year than it had in more than a decade.
Hartford teen charged with murder in fatal shooting of 19-year-old Makhi Buckly, football standout and grandson of violence prevention advocate courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As he has learned more about the Memorial Day shooting, Carl Hardrick says he is starting to understand how the popular, hardworking college athlete could be struck down by the same gun violence that’s swallowed the lives of so many others.
Gun trade gone wrong may have sparked fatal shooting of Hartford teen Makhi Buckly; no murder charges filed yet courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Three people have been arrested on gun charges related to the shooting death of 19-year-old Makhi Buckly, who was killed in broad daylight in Hartford’s Southwest neighborhood Monday afternoon.