An 18-year-old was shot and killed in the Thompsonville section of Enfield on Sept. 3, according to police, and four other teens have been arrested in connection with the case.
The victim's family and police have identified him as Jonathan Torres.
Police said he was shot outside a home on Prospect Street near High Street around 9 p.m. Sept. 3 and pronounced dead at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Police recovered a stolen 1999 Toyota Camry that matched the description of a car at the scene of the shooting. They stopped the Camry about 12 miles away, on Interstate 91 South in Windsor.
The car has been stolen in Norwalk in June, according to police. Officers pulled it over at a gas station and found a gun under the passenger seat and a pair of brass knuckles.
Four suspects in the car were taken into custody, arrested and charged with vehicle theft and weapons charges, police said.
Takai Brown, 18, of Bridgeport, and Cheyenne Concepcion, 18, of Enfield, have been charged with third-degree larceny, carrying a pistol without a permit and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle. According to the case report, Brown was driving the car.
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Both waived their rights to be present in court and chose to remain in a holding room and hear the court proceedings.
They are being held on $100,000 and are due back in court on Sept. 18.
The other two teens who were arrested are minors, so their names have not been released.
One is 17, the other is 16 and both are from Bridgeport, police said. They were taken to the juvenile detention facility in Hartford.
Witnesses reported that a juvenile had the gun in hand while running from the scene, according to the case report.
No additional charges have been filed, but police said more charges are possible. Police will need search warrants to check the car for DNA.
"We know the car they’re in is stolen and there is a weapon in the car and it matches the description of the car that the witnesses gave us from here," said Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza.
