9 October, 2018 – SUSPECTED ASSAILANT SHOT DEAD AFTER STABBING
At 10:00 PM, Officers and EMTs were dispatched to Sperry Street at Goffe Street after an assault with gunfire was reported.
Here’s what police know at this time. According to the victims, one, a twenty-seven year old New Haven man was walking on Sperry Street from Whalley Avenue toward Goffe Street, when he was confronted by an adult black man holding a knife. The knife wielding man said “Happy Halloween” and stabbed the victim. The victim’s cousin, a twenty-four year old Hamden, CT man was waiting in his car. He heard the commotion, got out of his car, and was also stabbed by the assailant.
The twenty-four year old had a pistol on him and shot his assailant in the chest. The shooter has a valid pistol permit and his gun was lawfully registered to him, according to information obtained in a police records check. The shooter has not been charged – though this investigation is active and remains active.
The deceased assailant has not been identified. The stabbing victims’ wounds are not life threatening. The twenty-seven year old was stabbed in the elbow and the twenty-four year old, in his bicep.
Officers and detectives from the department’s Major Crimes and Forensics Division remain on the scene and are investigating this crime and collecting evidence for this case.
Police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone with information on this crime is urged to phone us at 203-946-6304, the Anonymous Tip Line at 203-946-6296, Text a tip by texting, NHPD plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES) or email at ecic@newhavenct.gov.
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