Suspect In 1978 NYC Murder Arrested In Connecticut

The suspect in a 1978 New York City murder has just been arrested in Connecticut.

Leandro Teissonniere
Photo Credit: *New Haven PD*

10/09/2020 2:04 p.m.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6 a.m., the Connecticut-based U.S. Marshals and New Haven Police arrested Leandro Teissonniere, 64, on Davenport Avenue in New Haven. He was arrested without incident, police said.

Teissonniere is a suspect in the Dec. 11, 1978 shooting and killing of Estaban Vega on Lexington Avenue in New York City.

Teissonniere has been charged with one count of murder in the second degree, police said.

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