Since July 13, New Haven Has Had 11 Shootings With 16 Gunshot Victims

NEW HAVEN, CT — In New Haven since July 13, there have been 11 shootings, with a total of 16 people shot, including a juvenile. And one young child who was evaluated in a pediatric emergency room as gunshots were fired at close-enough range to have "hurt their ears."

All the shootings were non-fatal, thankfully. And all the injuries were described by police as non-life-threatening.

July 13:

9:11 p.m., State and Ferry streets, an 18-year-old shot.

11:40 p.m., Four people shot in the area of Ivy and Shelton streets in a Hazel Street parking lot. A 26-year-old woman from New Haven; a 24-year-old woman from Hamden; a 30-year-old man from New Haven and a 31-year-old man from Hamden.

July 14:

6:22 a.m., A 22-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were shot near Level and Lodge streets.

At this point, police tweeted on X that officials did not believe these shootings were related, but more cops would be put on the streets to "make sure the public is safe."

July 21:

12:42 a.m., A 47-year-old man was shot several times on Quinnipiac Avenue.

3 a.m., A 34-year-old was shot several times at Willow Street and Mitchell Avenue.

July 22:

12:16 a.m., An 18-year-old and a 19-year-old were shot near Wayfarer and Level streets.

2:42 a.m., A 21-year-old man was shot near Plymouth and Grant streets. A child was hospitalized over "concerns his ears were hurting from the gunshots."

3 p.m., A victim from another shooting at Greenwood Street and Sylvan Avenue, and a "juvenile female" walked into the YNHH pediatric emergency department with non-life-threatening injures.

July 23:

12 p.m., A juvenile was shot in the arm at Wayfarer Street and Wilmont Road.

11 p.m., A 38-year-old Hamden man was shot at Washington Avenue and West Street.

July 24:

1:55 p.m., At Kimberly Avenue and Lamberton Street, a person shot, as seen on video, but the victim has not been located. An arrest was made though. (See below)

3:15 p.m., At Orchard by North Frontage Road, people in two vehicles were shooting at each other near a daycare center. A 25-year-old was shot.

'What's going on?'

The season of the year has something to do with it, according to New Haven Chief of Police Karl Jacobson.

"In general, we know that violence is cyclical, so we expect incidents like shootings to be more prevalent when it's warmer," he noted.

The police chief said the department is "actively working to stem the shootings by putting extra officers and detectives in the affected areas, which has already produced results."

Wednesday, following an "attempted shooting on Kimberly Avenue, plain clothes detectives quickly located the alleged shooter and arrested Anthony Davis, also recovering the gun he used," Jacobson said.

It was just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, when cops were called to the area of Kimberly Avenue and Lamberton Street on the report of a person shot. Officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate a victim. They were able to locate video which captured the incident, as did cameras from the Real Time Crime Center. Based on the video, it appeared the suspect attempted to shoot an individual who has not been identified. A short time later, detectives located a male matching the description of the suspect and detained him. Using RTCC cameras, they were able to track the movements of the suspect, ultimately locating a .380 caliber handgun which had a spent casing stuck in it.

Anthony Davis, 62, of New Haven was charged with a number of felonies and firearm related charges.

"We have also made arrests in several recent shootings and homicides and expect to announce those soon," he noted.

The New Haven Police Department partners with Project Longevity, the Mayor's Office of gun violence prevention, Clifford Beers, and "other entities to help stop the violence," he said.

And the omnipresent clarion call: "We also encourage anyone in the community who may have information about these incidents to contact detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-8477."