The State’s Attorney’s Office has posted $50,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and hospitalized a 9‑year-old boy in the Dixwell neighborhood; and the person who did the same to an 8‑year-old in Newhallville.
The shooting of the 9‑year-old took place on April 30. Read about it here.
The shooting of the 8‑year-old, who was inside his Thompson Street home, took place June 28. Read about that here.
People are asked to provide information to the New Haven police investigators in the case. Call the detective division at (203) 946‑6304 or the anonymous tip line at (203) 946‑6296; text a tip by texting “NHPD plus your message” to 274637(CRIMES); or email here.
“The community has helped in both cases,” police spokeswoman Sgt. Shayna Kendall wrote in a release. “However, we are asking to extend that help.”
