Crime & Safety
Hamden Man, 26, — Food Delivery Driver – Fatally Shot: New Haven PD
His car was also stolen, but later found nearby, police said.
NEW HAVEN, CT — A food delivery driver from Hamden was shot while making a delivery in New Haven, police said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
At 3:58 p.m. Sunday, police responded to 911 calls reporting a person down in the road in the area of Shepard and Goodrich streets, police said.
Raviteja Koyyada, 26, of Hamden, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound, police said.
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"Detectives determined that Koyyada was a delivery driver for a Chinese food restaurant and was shot while making a delivery to a house on Shepard Street," police said. "His car was also stolen but located a short time later parked and unoccupied nearby."
Anyone with information is urged to call police at 203-946-6304 or leave an anonymous tip at 866-888-TIPS.
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