David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Chevon Grant, 28, from Hartford, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport and includes three years of supervised release following imprisonment. This sentencing is related to a firearm offense connected to a gang-related shootout.
Court documents reveal that on April 18, 2022, an unidentified shooter believed to be part of a rival gang fired at individuals gathered outside a memorial event on Main Street in Hartford. Surveillance footage captured at least nine people drawing firearms and some returning fire during the incident. Shot Spotter technology recorded nearly 50 shots fired within about 90 seconds at the scene, where law enforcement found at least 31 shell casings. Grant was present and seen on video brandishing a handgun.
After the shooting, Hartford Police issued an arrest warrant for Grant concerning the April 18 incident. At that time, he was also wanted under two additional state arrest warrants for other alleged offenses. On May 7, 2022, officers found Grant in a parked vehicle’s driver seat with a loaded Ruger P90 .45 firearm beneath it and took him into custody.
Grant’s criminal record includes state felony convictions for robbery and larceny offenses. Federal law prohibits individuals previously convicted of felonies from possessing firearms or ammunition that have traveled through interstate or foreign commerce.
On October 11, 2024, Grant pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Currently detained in state custody, Grant faces pending state charges.
The investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Hartford Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert S. Dearington and John T. Pierpont Jr., prosecuted the case.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan expressed gratitude to the Hartford State Attorney’s Office for its cooperation during this investigation and prosecution.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), aiming to reduce gun violence and violent crime by uniting law enforcement levels with communities they serve to enhance neighborhood safety. More information about PSN can be found at www.justice.gov/psn.
