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Mass. mother, her child was killed in a shooting in Connecticut, police said
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Mass. mother, her child was killed in a shooting in Connecticut, police said

Police are investigating after a Massachusetts mother and her four-month-old baby were killed in a shooting in Hartford, Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, officers were called to Hartford Hospital for a report of a vehicle arriving with multiple gunshot victims just before 3 p.m.

Two of the three victims were pronounced dead at the hospital. They were identified as Jessiah Mercado, 20, and her child, Messiah Diaz, both of Springfield.

The third victim, a man in his 20s, suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.

According to police, the victims were shot while in a vehicle after the suspect vehicle pulled up next to them and opened fire in the area of ​​380 New Britain Avenue.

An investigation into the shooting remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the HPD Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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