13 January, 2018 – CONVICTED FELON ARRESTED FOR FRIDAY HOMICIDE
This morning, Detectives held a signed arrest warrant charging JOSHUA JAMES COUNCIL (9-15-1986), of New Haven, with the shooting murder of thirty-five year old Kenneth Nathaniel Cooper.
On Friday, 12 January, 2018, at 3:08 AM, Officers were alerted by ShotSpotter® to gunfire in the area of Whalley Avenue at Fitch Street. A person had been shot outside the entrance to the Exxon Gas Station Convenience Store at 775 Whalley Avenue.
The victim is Kenneth Cooper, formerly of New Haven, but recently, Waterbury, CT. A woman he was with drove Cooper to the hospital. He died shortly thereafter.
Neither the victim or the woman he was with were associated with the Exxon Station or the convenience store.
Police located the crime scene, which was processed by detectives. Productive witness interviews followed.
Officer Paul Vitale was on his beat this morning, when he spotted Council. He and other patrol officers apprehended him without incident near his residence.
Assistant Chief Achilles ‘Archie’ Generoso praised the thoughtful work of the officers and detectives working this case. He lauded the collaboration with the CT State’s Attorney’s Office and State Parole Officers for their dedication to the solving of this case.
JOSHUA JAMES COUNCIL, a convicted felon and parolee, was charged with murder, criminal possession of a pistol without a permit and violation of probation. He is being held at the NHPD lock-up on a million dollar bond
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