Police plan to charge a 23-year-old man with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a Hartford community basketball tournament late last month.
Windsor resident Roosevelt Holmes is in the custody of the Department of Corrections. He has already been charged with criminal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge and attempted first-degree assault. Holmes will also be charged with murder.
Holmes is accused of shooting and killing a tournament spectator, James Headen, 41, of Hartford, on Saturday, June 27. Holmes was also wounded in the gunfire at the "All Xity Shootout," or "Heat on the Street" tournament, at Hartford's Rawson Elementary School.
Police said Holmes' bond has been increased to $2.5 million.
During a court appearance on the prior charges, Holmes' attorney, Gerald Klein, said his client claims self-defense.
Holmes, who was watching the tournament, told police someone had just stolen his Cartier sunglasses and shot him while he was running away. He then returned fire, according to documents released in court.
Three other men were shot and treated at the hospital. Headen later died there. Police described Headen as an innocent bystander and said he was shot in the head.
Police will serve the murder warrant at Holmes' next court appearance July 13.
