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Man dead in Hartford apartment shooting

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio)_ Hartford Police are investigating a homicide at an apartment building that is believed to have happened during overnight hours.

Police responded to 69 Blue Hills Avenue around 12:46 p.m. Wednesday on the report of gunfire inside the building.


Evidence of gunshots were found in a common stairwell.

While checking the well-being of the residents of the building, police found Zayon Collier, 25, of Hartford, dead from gunshot wounds.

It is believed that the homicide is connected to a citizen's report of shots fired in the area during overnight hours Wednesday. Police conducted a lengthy canvass of the area at that time but did not produce any evidence of gunfire.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded and assumed the investigation.