Hartford police arrest suspect in July 6 homicide

Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant
·1 min read

Hartford police have arrested a suspect in a July 6 shooting on Capitol Ave. that left a Hartford man dead and two teenage girls injured.

The suspect, a 24-year-old Hartford resident named Edwin Franqui, faces charges including murder, accessory to murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm. He is being held on two separate bonds totaling $2 million.

Police say Franqui shot into a car, hitting and killing 19-year-old Junny Lara-Velazquez and injuring a 17-year-old girl. A third passenger, a 16-year-old girl, suffered minor injuries after the car then crashed into a Subway restaurant just across the West Hartford town line.

Franqui was arrested Friday in Bloomfield.

Hartford police say have made arrests in 11 of the city’s 13 homicides this year.

Alex Putterman can be reached at aputterman@courant.com.

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