Mother and Infant Fatally Shot in Hartford Drive-By

Police are searching for a suspect after a 20-year-old woman and her 4-month-old baby were killed in a broad-daylight shooting in Connecticut.

Jessiah Mercado, 20, and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz, were killed in a drive-by shooting on New Britain Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday afternoon.
A third passenger, a man in his 20s, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while the car's driver was unharmed.
Police have identified the suspect as 23-year-old Lance 'Macho' Morales, who is charged with multiple counts of murder and other offenses but remains at large.
The shooting occurred when another vehicle pulled alongside the victims' car and opened fire in broad daylight near a busy grocery store.
Authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack and are urging the public to provide any information that could assist in locating the suspect.