19-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Enfield

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night on Prospect Street in the Thompsonville section of Enfield, Eyewitness News reports.

The teen, Jonathan Torres, was reportedly outside of a home when he was shot, and responding police found him lying in the road around 9 p.m., NBC Connecticut reports. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., and pronounced dead shortly after.

“It’s crazy because the kid’s quiet. He goes to school. He’s not violent, doesn’t get in trouble,” said Dana Graham of Enfield, according to Eyewitness News. “(It’s) just weird for out here. He’s a good kid.”

Witnesses reportedly identified the car seen fleeing the scene to police, who pulled over a car matching the description at a gas station 12 miles away in Windsor. Officials said the vehicle had been reported as stolen and a weapon was found inside.

Police have the car’s four teen occupants in custody, three of whom are from Bridgeport and one from Enfield. All of the suspects are under 18 and have been charged with stealing a vehicle and having an unlicensed handgun, according to NBC.

Police are investigating the site of the shooting and the location where the suspects were apprehended.

“We know the car they’re in is stolen and there is a weapon in the car and it matches the description of the car that the witnesses gave us from here,” Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said, according to NBC.

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