Man Dead, Woman Injured in East Hartford Shooting

A man was killed and a pregnant woman was injured in a shooting at the Summerfield Estates housing complex at 264 Plain Drive in East Hartford early Friday morning.

Police said they responded to the home at 4:12 a.m. to investigate reports of a shooting and found a 21-year-old man dead and a 23-year-old pregnant woman who was injured in the shooting. The woman was transported to Hartford Hospital, where she is being treated.

The male victim has been identified as Trevino Archer of Bloomfield. The female victim has not been publicly identified.

Late Friday morning, police said the latest information they had was that she was in critical condition. As of Friday afternoon, no information was available about her condition. 

A woman and a young boy were also home at the time and were not hurt.

The management staff for the complex did not want to talk, but did say that they are working with police.  

No one has been charged in the case. Police are actively investigating and ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the lead detective, Don Loehr, at 860-291-7509.

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