Hartford Man Sentenced For Role In 2022 Shootout: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man was sentenced to prison Thursday for his role in a 2022 gang-related shooting.

David X. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Chevon Grant, 28, of Hartford, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport to slightly more than three years of imprisonment (37 months).

That is followed by three years of supervised release, all for a firearm offense stemming from a gang-related shootout.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 18, 2022, an unidentified shooter who is suspected of being a member of a rival gang opened fire at individuals standing in a parking lot outside of a memorial gathering at a party venue on Main Street in Hartford.

Sullivan said surveillance cameras at the location recorded at least nine individuals drawing firearms, some of whom returned fire.

He said Shot Spotter technology recorded nearly 50 shots fired within approximately 90 seconds in and around the location, and law enforcement recovered at least 31 shell casings from the scene.

According to Sullivan, Grant was present at the memorial gathering and was recorded on surveillance videos brandishing a handgun.

Following the shooting, Hartford police obtained a warrant for Grant’s arrest.

At the time, Grant was also subject to two additional state arrest warrants for other alleged offenses.

On May 7, 2022, officers encountered Grant in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle, retrieved a loaded Ruger P90 .45 firearm from beneath the driver’s seat, and took Grant into custody, Sullivan said.

Grant’s criminal history includes state felony convictions for robbery and larceny offenses.

It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

On Oct. 11, 2024, Grant pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Grant is detained in state custody, and state charges against him are pending.

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