27-year-old, Lamont Fields, and 23-year-old, Joshua Rodriguez; have been found guilty for the 2021 shooting, that left two injured, and 33-year-old, Chaquan Jones dead.
“On May 4, 2021, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Hartford Police officers were called to 17 Norwich Street on a shot spotter activation of six rounds. Officers located three victims, each suffering from gunshot wounds”(FOX 61), said prosecutors when discussing the events that led to the death of a Hartford resident.
It seemed as if Jones and two others had been standing outside chatting when an argument had reportedly broken out involving one of the defendants [Rodriguez], which led to one of the three victims, attempting to intervene in the argument, “Rodriguez responded, “You don’t want any part of this,” and then called Fields on the phone. Minutes later, Fields and Rodriguez walked toward the victims and began shooting at them as the victims tried to flee” (FOX 61).
Jones, who was shot in his chest was sent to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, while the other two victims were shot in their back and leg respectively but survived.
After the investigation, Rodriguez was arrested in November of 2021 and was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and criminal liability/murder, Fields was charged in April of 2022 on Possession charges.
The following is a press release on the charges of both suspects:
Fields was convicted of one count of Murder, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, one count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, two counts of Assault in the First Degree With a Discharge of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-59(a)(5), two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the First Degree by Discharge of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-59(a)(5), and one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-217(a)(1).
Rodriguez was found guilty of one count of Accessory to Murder, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, one count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, two counts of Accessory Assault in the First Degree with a Discharge of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-59(a)(5), and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the First Degree by Discharge of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-59(a)(5). (CT.GOV)
The men are set to be sentenced on May 8th.
