Arrest made in Hartford murder case

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Kevin Cruz-Gomez Photo credit Hartford Police Dept

Hartford, Conn./WTIC Radio - An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal shooting last month in Hartford.

On Monday, police picked up Kevin Cruz-Gomez, 26, of Hartford.

Officers say at about 1:30 p.m. on May 7th, they responded to 1063 Capitol Avenue on a report of shots fired.

That's where they found Jared Floyd, 25, of that address, unresponsive.

He later died at an area hospital.

Detectives say they were able identify Cruz-Gomez as their suspect.

He was located by members of the Hartford Police Fugitive Task Force.

In addition to murder, Cruz-Gomez is charged with criminal possession of a firearm.

Bond was set at $2 million.

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