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16-Year-Old CT Boy Shot To Death While Playing Basketball With Friends 16-Year-Old CT Boy Shot To Death While Playing Basketball With Friends
16-Year-Old CT Boy Shot To Death While Playing Basketball With Friends Police are searching for a suspect after a 16-year-old Connecticut boy was shot to death while playing basketball in the driveway of a home. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 29 on Shelton Avenue in New Haven. New Haven officers responded to a report of the shooting and located Mark Mulongo, of New Haven suffering a gunshot wound, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. Dell added that it was not confirmed he was playing basketball.  Mulongo, a Hillhouse High School student, was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment but died from his …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Multiple Shots Fired: Police ID CT Man Killed In Hail Of Bullets Multiple Shots Fired: Police ID CT Man Killed In Hail Of Bullets
Multiple Shots Fired: Police ID CT Man Killed In Hail Of Bullets Police have identified a Connecticut man who was shot multiple times and killed on a neighborhood street. The incident took place in New Haven County around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 25 in the area of 234 Circular Ave., in Waterbury. The victim has been identified as Denroy Robinson, age 26, of Waterbury, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. "Investigators believe this was an isolated incident which involved a disturbance between two individuals that were known to each other," Bessette said. The incident escalated resulting in the suspect shooting Robinson multiple ti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say
CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say A Connecticut man was shot while sitting in his kitchen when some 36 shots were fired outside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, May 14 in the area of Level Street near Brookside Avenue in New Haven. New Haven Police officers were dispatched to the area after a ShotSpotter indicated some 36 gunshots in the near, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. When officers arrived they were told a man had been shot, she added. The victim was immediately transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital by ambulance, and medical staff informed the police that …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Father Of 12-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting Also Gunned Down On City Street Father Of 12-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting Also Gunned Down On City Street
Father Of 12-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting Also Gunned Down On City Street The father of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who was killed after being shot twice on a city street also died after being shot a decade before. Hartford County resident Se’Cret Pierce, of Hartford, was shot twice around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at 48 Huntington St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. When Hartford Police arrived on the scene, they found an 18-year-old man shot, as well as Se'Cret who had been shot in the head and abdomen, Boisvert said. She was unresponsive and quickly transferred to the hospital where she died early on Friday, April 21. Earlier repo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say 2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say
2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say A Connecticut man and woman were shot in a Connecticut city over the weekend in separate incidents. The first shooting took place in New Haven around 5:40 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 in the area of Huntington and Dixwell Avenues. New Haven Police received two ShotSpotter notifications of shots fired in the area of Huntington Avenue and Dixwell Avenue, said, Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. Responding detectives discovered that two houses and three vehicles were hit and recovered a total of 15 fired cartridge casings, Dell said. As police were investigating, Yale-…

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by Kathy Reakes
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3 Shot At Unauthorized Music Fest In Bridgeport, Police Say 3 Shot At Unauthorized Music Fest In Bridgeport, Police Say
3 Shot At Unauthorized Music Fest In Bridgeport, Police Say Three people were shot and injured during a large unauthorized music event at a Bridgeport park that drew more than 200 people. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 4 p.m., Thursday, April 13 at Seaside Park in the area of West Beach. Bridgeport officers were sent to Seaside Park on reports of a large crowd of more than 200 people gathered for an unauthorized music event, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Adults and children of all ages were at the event. At approximately 6:10 pm officers reported hearing multiple shots fired and ran toward the gunfire, Gilleran …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced Bridgeport Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced
Bridgeport 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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drug Murder: Two CT Felons Charged In Brutal 2012 Slaying, Feds Say Drug Murder: Two CT Felons Charged In Brutal 2012 Slaying, Feds Say
Drug Murder: Two CT Felons Charged In Brutal 2012 Slaying, Feds Say Federal officials have charged two men currently serving prison terms for other crimes with kidnapping and killing a Connecticut man in 2012, authorities said.  Melkuan Scott, age 32, and Arthur Stanley, age 33, both formerly of Hartford, were indicted in February on charges of kidnapping resulting in death and causing death with a firearm, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Tuesday, April 11. They have both pleaded not guilty.  Investigators said Scott and Stanley kidnapped Serafin Velez in Hartford on Feb. 16, 2012, and shot and killed him near 1 Waverly Park, the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Know Him? Bridgeport Condo Murder Victim, 'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect Identified Know Him? Bridgeport Condo Murder Victim, 'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect Identified
Know Him? Bridgeport Condo Murder Victim, 'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect Identified Police have identified a Bridgeport woman who was found shot to death inside a condominium at the same time they issued an alert for the suspected killer.  Brianna Destiny McKoy, age 23, was found shot to death in Bridgeport around 11:20 a.m. Thursday, April 6 at the Coachlight Square Condominiums at 333 Vincellette St., said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. "The Bridgeport Police Department wishes to extend their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Brianna McKoy," Gilleran said. Earlier report: Condo Murder: Woman Found Shot To Death In Bridgeport He…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Shooting: 21-Year-Old Found In Parking Lot In Bridgeport Fatal Shooting: 21-Year-Old Found In Parking Lot In Bridgeport
Fatal Shooting: 21-Year-Old Found In Parking Lot In Bridgeport Police are searching for a suspect after a 21-year-old man was found shot to death in a parking lot in a residential neighborhood in Fairfield County.  Officers were alerted to the incident around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4 in Bridgeport at 640 Trumbull Ave., by a ShotSpotter activation and by calls from residents reporting a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The victim, a 21-year-old Bridgeport man, identified as Deron Dacosta, was quickly transported to Saint V…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Police are investigating a double homicide after two men were found shot to death in a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place in New Haven around 7:55 a.m., Saturday, April 1 in the area of Winthrop Avenue and Goffe Terrace. Officers responded to the area after receiving calls of nine gunshots being fired and located two men in a parked Acura MDX mid-block on Winthrop Avenue, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead on the scene.  The passenger was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID 37-Year-Old Man Found Shot To Death In Empty CT Apartment Police ID 37-Year-Old Man Found Shot To Death In Empty CT Apartment
Police ID 37-Year-Old Man Found Shot To Death In Empty CT Apartment Police in Connecticut are working to find a killer after a 37-year-old man was found shot to death in an empty apartment. The incident took place in New Haven County on Sunday, March 19 at 300 Hill St., in Waterbury. The victim, identified as John Rosario of Waterbury,  sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived on the scene at the multi-family apartment house, said Lt. Ryan Bessette. Waterbury Major Crimes detectives are actively investigating this incident. "There have been no arrests made and this appears to be an isolated inci…

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by Kathy Reakes