A man has been found guilty on murder and assault charges in connection with a shooting in Hartford in 2022 that left one person dead and another injured.

A jury returned a guilty verdict on Tuesday against 38-year-old Benjamin White of Hartford, finding him guilty of murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice .

The verdict followed a trial in Hartford Superior Court in connection with a shooting on Aug. 11, 2022, that left 33-year-old Simon Griffin dead, officials said.

According to the DCJ and the Hartford Police Department , officers responded to an apartment on Laurel Street after receiving a 911 call around 9 p.m. from a man who said he and another person had been shot. The caller said the second vict

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