2nd Connecticut shooting victim dies following suspected robbery attempt in Hartford apartment
17-year-old CT victim died in the hospital on Tuesday after being shot over the weekend
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 17-year-old Connecticut girl died from gunshot wounds Tuesday, three days after she and three other people were shot during a suspected robbery attempt in a Hartford apartment, police said.
Alondra Vega-Martinez, who lived in the apartment, is the second person to die from the shooting, police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said in a statement.
A man identified as Joseph Vargas-Mercado of Philadelphia, died in the shootout. A second apartment resident was in critical but stable condition at a hospital, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}CONNECTICUT SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, 3 IN CRITICAL CONDITION, INCLUDING GIRL, 17
Boisvert said investigators believe gunfire was exchanged between the robbery suspects and someone in the apartment Saturday afternoon. A large but undisclosed amount of cash, a cash-counting machine and a firearm with an obliterated serial number were found in the home, police said.
A 17-year-old girl has died days after being shot at an apartment in Hartford, Connecticut, during a suspected robbery. (Fox News)
Another Philadelphia man, Carlos Frank-Nieves, was also shot and released from a hospital in police custody Monday, officials said. He is expected to be arraigned in court Tuesday on attempted murder, home invasion and other charges.
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Court records were not yet available to determine whether Frank-Nieves had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.