'We're not immune': Rocked by wave of violence, Middletown officials seek social reforms FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 A former Middletown High School student was shot and killed May 16 in a large apartment complex near Highlands Crescent and Stirling Court, according to authorities. A day later, barrier tape remained on scene.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Middletown Common Councilman Darnell Ford is chairman of the city’s Public Safety Commission.Contributed photo / Darnell FordShow MoreShow Less 3of6 5of6 A heart-shaped, makeshift memorial is set up at Traverse Square for Middletown High School graduate Tylon Hardy, 25, who was shot and killed May 16 in the apartment complex at Highlands Crescent and Stirling Court. It includes a photograph of Andrew Brown, who was shot to death last June.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less