Hartford Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that left one dead on Blue Hills Avenue in October.
Officials said they've arrested 29-year-old Cinque Sutherland, of Hartford, on murder and firearm charges.
Detectives said they determined Sutherland was a suspect throughout their investigation. After establishing probable cause, authorities obtained an arrest warrant, found Sutherland, and took him into custody.
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When officers got to the scene, they located a man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound. He was alert and conscious.
Emergency crews transported the man, later identified as 29-year-old Benjamin Garnett, of Hartford, to a nearby hospital for treatment. He later died from his injuries, according to investigators.
Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
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Sutherland is being held on a $1.5 million bond.
