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Norman Boone Jr. in 2008.
A 27-year-old New Haven man who had been lauded for turning around his life, then fell back into trouble, was shot dead in New Haven Saturday.
The man Norman Boone, was pronounced dead at Yale-New Haven Hospital after he and a second gunshot victim were rushed there from the scene of a shooting reported at 1:21 p.m. on Dickerman Street between Sperry and Orchard.
The other shooting victim remains in the hospital in critical condition.
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call detectives at (203) 946‑6304.
Click here to a read an article about how street outreach workers had hailed Boone in 2008 for turning around his life after being part of the Dixwell-based “Tribe” gang.
Click here for a story about how a judge sentenced Boone to 18 months in prison on weapons and drug charges after the state’s attorney’s office rejected a local police bid to charge him with having committed a murder. The dispute led to tensions at the time between the state’s attorney and the cops, with a dramatic courtroom intervention by the region’s top prosecutor. (Read about that here.)
So very sad. Also same street where Nonnie Cole was shot on 2006.
From the other article in 2008 - "Officer Shafiq Abdussabur and Doug Bethea kept after Boone to knock it off. They brought him to Sandra's soul food restaurant onWhitney Avenue for a meal, and some tough talk about the illogic behind continual beefing. Boone began to change his ways."