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Two Shot, One Killed in Drive-by Shooting in Hartford

Two people were shot and one was killed in a drive-by shooting on Durham Street in Hartford Friday night. 

Police said they arrived after neighbors reported hearing five or six shots go off and saw two men who were hurt. 

According to police, the passenger of a car was grazed in the head by a bullet but is expected to survive.

The other man, the driver, was hit in the back of the head and later died from his injuries. 

Police said as the continue their investigation, they have also stepped up patrols in the area. 

Police said this double shooting appears to be drug-related and they are looking for one, possibly two shooters. 

According to a story covered by NBC Connecticut in 2013, another double shooting took place in front of 16 Durham Street, when a man was killed and a woman was injured. 

Tonight's shootings remain under investigation by the Hartford Police Department. 

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