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25-Year-Old Hamden Man Dies Following New Haven Shooting
A 25-year-old Connecticut man died from a gunshot wound following a fight.
New Haven County resident Deshawn Maysonet, of Hamden, died on Saturday, March 16 in New Haven.
According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to the area of Fairmont Avenue, between East Ferry Street and Lancraft Street, on the report of a person shot.
When they arrived, officers found a crime scene, but no victim. They then received word that the person injured, Maysonet, had been driven to the Yale New Haven Hospital hospital, arriving at the same time as the vehicle ca…
Bullets Fly During Wild Shoot-Out At New Haven 7-Eleven, 1 Injured
Two rival groups shot at each other inside and outside a Connecticut 7-Eleven, sending employees and customers scrambling for safety.
The incident occurred in New Haven around 1:55 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 3, at the 7-Eleven at 400 Foxon Blvd.
When police arrived, they found a chaotic scene and one person injured from shattered glass, but miraculously no one was shot, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police.
According to eyewitnesses, a BMW was seen parked in the lot, followed by a gray Honda Civic, Dell said.
Several passengers from the Honda Civic entered the store, dre…
CT Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced
A Bridgeport man who had been on the run for more than five years has been sentenced for the brutal 2017 murder of a teen.
Jahmari Cooper, age 23, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday, April 12 to 45 years in prison for the October 11, 2017 gunshot murder of Jeri Kollock, Jr., age 18, in the Green Homes Housing Project in Bridgeport, said Fairfield Judicial District State’s Attorney Joseph Corradino.
Cooper was found guilty of the murder in February by a jury.
In addition to the 45-year prison sentence, the judge sentenced Cooper to 10 years of special parole.
Evidence produced at …
