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Xavier Soto Surrenders in Hartford Killing, Faces Murder Charge

Police have not released a motive or described the evidence linking him to the shooting.

Overview

  • Miguel Alfinez, 38, was shot just before 7 p.m. Friday on Broadview Terrace in Hartford and later died at a hospital.
  • Investigators rapidly identified Soto as a suspect, obtained an arrest warrant, and he turned himself in on Tuesday night.
  • Soto, 34, a resident of Vernon, is being held on a $2 million bond following his surrender.
  • He faces charges of murder, risk of injury to a child, first-degree reckless endangerment, and criminal use of a firearm.
  • A separate case this week named Hartford resident Frank Garay as the victim of a fatal Waterbury shooting, with no arrests reported.