On 5/26/2015 at 0023 hours, a victim of gunfire walked into
Hartford Hospital with a single non-life threatening gunshot wound to the right
wrist/forearm area. Victim was positively identified as Rascell Leggett , born in
1986 of 160 Homestead Avenue in Hartford. Case is documented under HPD
Case 15-15769. Leggett has a history of arrests to include firearms and drugs
with HPD.
Leggett stated he was walking north on Seymour Street near
Park Street when a red, possibly a Ford Focus or Ford Fusion with NY plates
pulled up to him, and after an exchange of words, the passenger fired three
shots at him striking him in the wrist. There was no shot spotter activation to
confirm Leggett’s accounts. Leggett refused to cooperate any further.
However, Shot spotter activation was confirmed at 101 Atwood
Street around the same time Leggett reported he was shot. Leggett is known to
frequent the area around Atwood Street and it is likely that he was shot on
Atwood Street and not Seymour Street. Two shell casings were recovered on Atwood
Street, a 45 and a 38 caliber shell casing. There were no witnesses or suspects
identified and due to the lack of cooperation from the listed victim, this case
will be forwarded to the Shooting Task Force for follow up.
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