According to court documents, Hartford Police have a witness who knows what led up to the shooting that killed Cordova.
The witness told detectives that on June 9, he was visiting a cousin s house on Heath Street before the shooting took place. Hartford police are searching for the person responsible for firing the shots that killed 56-year-old Sylvia Cordova as she was cooking dinner in her Sisson Avenue home Wednesday night.
The documents say two people were arguing outside of the home when the witness went outside and started arguing with the two people he knows as Diego and Menor. Not long after the argument, Diego pulled out a gun and pointed it at the witness. The two then took the witness s dirt bike, according to the documents.
Court documents say stolen dirtbike led to deadly shooting of Hartford grandmother
The 56-year-old was cooking dinner when she was shot in a drive-by shooting. One of the suspects was arrested, while the other one remains at large. Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61), Elisha Machado (FOX61) Published: 11:02 PM EDT July 15, 2021 Updated: 11:03 PM EDT July 15, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. On June 9, Sylvia Pebbles Cordova was cooking in her home when she was shot and killed. New court documents say a stolen dirtbike led to her death.
“Our innocent mother was killed in her house, killed over a bike and you want to sit here and keep hiding this other person. Turn them in,” Sylvia’s daughter Jennifer Hernandez-Cordova said.
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I’d argue yes, but the mayors of Connecticut’s biggest cities may believe otherwise. On Monday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont met with local officials, including Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, to talk about the rising violent crime rate in the state.
In New Haven, there were 20 homicides last year, but the city has already reached the same number of murders in the first six months of 2021. According to Elicker, however, more policing isn’t the answer.
Elicker said police have been working to respond to the uptick for months by expanding their shooting task force to collaborate with partnering towns and federal law enforcement. They also increased walking and bicycle beats and provided more support for those as they reenter society from prison.