Dashaun “Dae Dae” Lawson was 26-years-old when he was fatally shot outside his mother’s apartment in the Hockanum Park apartment complex in East Hartford, Connecticut. Dae Dae was killed just a few days before Christmas in 2017 and left behind three children, all under the age of five. His family and the detectives working his case are confident that someone in their neighborhood must have seen or heard something that could help investigators figure out who killed Dae Dae, they just need them to finally come forward.
Courtesy of East Hartford Police Department
Episode Info
If you or anyone you know has information about Dashaun Lawon’s murder, please call Detective Paul Sulzicki directly at 860- 291-7544 or contact the East Hartford Police Department at 860-528-4401.
Dashaun “Dae Dae” Lawson. Courtesy of Dae Dae’s family.
Dae Dae holding his newborn son. Courtesy of Dae Dae’s family.
Dashaun “Dae Dae” Lawson. Courtesy of Dae Dae’s family.
An airbrush photo of Dae Dae that his mom keeps in her bedroom. Courtesy of Dae Dae’s family.
The location where Dae Dae Lawson was fatally shot on December 22, 2017. Photo taken by audiochuck staff.
The parking lot at the Hockanum Park apartment complex in East Hartford where Dae Dae was fatally shot in December, 2017. Photo taken by audiochuck staff.
Detective Paul Sulzicki of the East Hartford Police Department stands in the Hockanum Park apartment complex parking lot where Dae Dae was fatally shot on December 22, 2017. Photo taken by audiochuck staff.
Detective Sulzicki shows an aerial view of the Hockanum Park apartment complex in East Hartford where Dae Dae was fatally shot in December, 2017. Photo taken by audiochuck staff.
Episode Source Material
Original reporting by Audiochuck reporter Taylor Hartz.