Survivor of deadly double shooting in Hartford improves; both of this week’s homicide victims were recent Windsor graduates
The condition of the woman who was critically injured during a deadly double shooting in Hartford Monday has improved, police said Wednesday.
Lt. Aaron Boisvert said the woman is doing better, and that the hospital listed her condition as stable.
Detectives continue to work the case, Boisvert said, and are trying to determine what led to the killing of Allison McCoy, 21 — the city’s third homicide victim this year.
“Can’t speak to motive,” he said. “We can’t rule out anything at this point.”
McCoy was fatally shot when she was in bed with the woman shortly before 2:30 a.m. in McCoy’s apartment at 16 Evergreen Ave. Both women were shot multiple times, police said.
The survivor called 911, but when first responders arrived, McCoy was dead, according to police.
Fewer than 18 hours earlier, another victim in his 20s was fatally shot in the city. Police said the two shootings do not appear to be related.
First responders found Tyrik Walcott, 20, of Windsor, had a gunshot wound when he was pulled out of a crashed car on Bellevue Street about 8:45 a.m. Sunday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said the shooting did not appear to be random.
Both McCoy and Walcott graduated from Windsor High School.
McCoy was a member of the Class of 2018 at Windsor High, where she played basketball, said interim Principal Breon Parker.
Walcott was a member of the Class of 2019. He played both basketball and football, Parker said.
“Both had vivacious personalities and were very popular,” Parker said. “It’s always tough when you see young people lose their lives.”
McCoy’s mother, Stephanie Howard, started a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise money for the funeral, saying her daughter did not have life insurance.
One donor, who identified themselves as a teacher at Windsor High, called McCoy a “natural leader.”
Another said McCoy was tough but also had a sense of humor.
“Her resilience was unmatched, no mountain was too high for her to climb. She was strength, she was faith, she was hope all in one,” the person wrote. “Her smile would brighten any day, and her jokes would turn any bad situation to a laugh instantly.”
Criminal court records show that both McCoy and Walcott had been charged with weapons violations, but neither had been convicted.
Allison McCoy was charged in September by East Hartford police with third-degree assault, threatening and carrying a pistol without a permit, court records show. The case was scheduled to be resolved in December 2022.
Walcott had two weapons cases pending in Hartford court, a 2019 charge of carrying a pistol without a permit and a 2021 charge of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the records.
The first homicide of the year in Hartford also claimed the life of a young adult. Kendall Fair, 22, of West Hartford was killed in one of two bursts of North End gunfire that happened minutes apart. Police suspect those shootings are connected.
Christine Dempsey may be reached at cdempsey@courant.com.
