A 22-year-old man was shot to death Sunday around 8:44 a.m., according to police spokesperson Capt. Anthony Duff.
The shooting occurred on First Street near Kimberly Avenue in the Kimberly Square section of the Hill neighborhood.
Duff said the department will release more information about the incident on Monday. Update: Duff Monday identified the victim as Carlos Gonzalez, 22, of Meriden.
Just after 11:30 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old man said he had run two blocks to the Yale New Haven Hospital St. Raphael campus after being shot in the back on Beers Street, according to Capt. Duff. The man was listed in stable condition. “The man told officers he was walking near his home when he heard gunfire and realized he had been shot,” Duff wrote in a release.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to contact detectives at (203) 946‑6304.
My condolences to the loved ones of the young man who was murdered, please do not retaliate. Instead, stand up, speak out, and organize to stop the violence. Not one more life should be lost to violence. To the people who know who the shooter was, please encourage the shooter to turn themselves in with the help of a lawyer, and religious leader, a community organizer. We must all work together to stop the shootings and stop the cycle of violence. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.