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19-Year-Old Man Killed In New Haven Shooting: Search For Suspect Ongoing 19-Year-Old Man Killed In New Haven Shooting: Search For Suspect Ongoing
19-Year-Old Man Killed In New Haven Shooting: Search For Suspect Ongoing Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead in Connecticut.  The shooting happened in New Haven on Sunday, Nov. 19 just before 8:30 p.m. in the area of Downes Street between Columbus Avenue (Route 1) and Congress Avenue, according to New Haven Police. According to the department, officers who arrived at the scene found a 19-year-old man with several gunshot wounds and secured the crime scene. Emergency responders soon rendered medical aid to the man before taking him to Yale New Haven Hospital in critical condition.  The victi…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say CT Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
CT Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A 21-year-old Connecticut man and University of New Haven student was killed in a crash after the vehicle he was riding in struck a tree, police said. The crash took place in New Haven around 3:30 a.m., Saturday, April 9 on Congress Avenue. Responding officers located a black Chevrolet Cruz that had struck a tree. New Haven Fire responded and removed the operator and a passenger, according to authorities. The driver, a 26-year-old West Haven man, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he was treated for life-threatening injuries and is listed in stable condition, said Officer S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced Role In Attempted Robbery Of CT Eatery Where Worker Was Shot Man Sentenced Role In Attempted Robbery Of CT Eatery Where Worker Was Shot
Man Sentenced Role In Attempted Robbery Of CT Eatery Where Worker Was Shot A Connecticut man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for his role in the attempted robbery of a restaurant in 2015, during which an employee was shot. Tythrone Ford, age 28, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15 for the April 2015 incident, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, Ford, Treizy Lopez, and another man entered the Smokin’ Wings restaurant, located on Congress Avenue in New Haven, and demanded money at gu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot
Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot A Connecticut man has admitted to his role in an armed robbery that left one employee of an area business with a gunshot wound, federal officials announced. New Haven resident Tythrone Ford, age 27, pleaded guilty in district court to a charge stemming from the attempted robbery of a New Haven restaurant, during which an employee was shot, in April 2015. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that at approximately 11 p.m. on April 11, 2015, Ford and two other men entered the Smokin’ Wings restaurant on Congress Avenue in New Haven, and demanded money at gunpoint.  One of Ford’s co-con…

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by Zak Failla