I live right around Hartford, and work/go to school there. It's a huge story around here, for a variety of reasons. The victim's son is shown on the front page of the main newspaper (The Hartford Courant) pleading for witnesses to come forward. The street where it happened, Park Street, is a fairly busy area of the city, which makes it even more astounding that no one came to his aid.
Also, to say that the city's administration and police department have been under scrutiny lately doesn't begin to describe things. A lot of people are watching closely to see how this case is handled (or mishandled, whatever the case may be).
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