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Police Seek Clues in Latest Homicide

by Melinda Tuhus | Jun 30, 2008 4:27 pm

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Posted to: Legal Writes, West River

reichard%20with%20photo.jpgA woman who loved cats apparently paid for that caring with her life. That’s what New Haven Police Captain Peter Reichard (pictured) told the media at a Monday afternoon news conference seeking the public’s help in finding the perpetrator.

Reichard, speaking in front of police headquarters at 1 Union Avenue, said Antoinette Joyner, 53, was apparently sitting on a stoop on Winthrop Avenue, petting the stray cats on the block, when she was hit by a stray bullet to the chest from several hundred feet away. She died a short while later at the Hospital of St. Raphael.

Reichard said police believe “several” gangs are involved in the rash of gun violence that’s hit the West River neighborhood in the past few weeks, although none of the other shootings were lethal. He said police patrols had already been increased at the time of this shooting around 1 a.m. Sunday. (Click here for a story and debate about the previous shooting, Thursday.)

“We had a couple reports that kids were shooting back and forth at each other in the neighborhood,” he said, but declined to identify which groups of youths might be involved.

Since he had no mug shot of a suspect, Reichard showed the press a photo of the victim. He said he hoped people with information would step forward, but no one has yet.

“It’s quite frustrating to know that people in the neighborhood witnessed this – someone actually called us at 9-1-1. We just need to talk to these people to find out exactly what they saw so we can put the pieces of the puzzle together and find out why this innocent victim is dead.”

This was the 11th homicide in the city so far this year.

Anyone with information is urged to call the New Haven police non-emergency number at 946-6316 or the detective bureau at 946-6304.

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posted by: Elfer on June 30, 2008  6:12pm

Another series of excuses, wonder why Reichard was put up as the PR guy, where’s Smuts?  Where’s Redding?  shootings rampant on our City streets dozens injured in the last few weeks some critically, some seriously, and sadly some killed.  No word from the Mayor it’s business as usual, well folks things are about to change in this City in many ways everybody is sick ands tired of the same ol’ same ol’.

posted by: Ben on June 30, 2008  7:57pm

Speak Up. Take a Stand. Protect Your Hood.

posted by: write&wrong on July 1, 2008  7:28am

Is this for real? I like cats too…but I am not outside at 1AM petting them. There must be more to this….

posted by: Edward_H on July 1, 2008  1:02pm

write&wrong;
She was probably trying to get some fresh air as many people are not running their AC as much due to rising power costs

posted by: nuhavenbred on July 4, 2008  11:26am

its not illegal to sit on your porch on a hot summer night. it wasnt her fault she got shot. where was the “beefed up” patrol that was supposed to be in the area seeing that it was just a rash of shootings a couple days before? im tired of the promises that are made just to look good in the newspapers. when will the real changes and improvements be made?

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