New Haven Officials, Teen Victim’s Family Discuss Arrest of Murder Suspect
Rob Polansky and Matt McFarland, WFSB, July 25, 2024
A man was arrested this month for the murder of a teen who was shot and killed while riding his bike in 2022.
Police in New Haven announced that the suspect was identified as Angelo Gibson.
Gibson was charged in connection with the death of 16-year-old Joshua Vazquez.
Angelo Gibson
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, police chief Karl Jacobson, and the victim’s family held a news conference for Thursday morning to talk about the latest developments in the case.
They were at The Shack on Valley Street at 11:15 a.m. Vazquez was said to have been a frequent visitor of the business.
The shooting happened at the intersection of Valley Street and Harper Avenue in New Haven on Dec. 19, 2022 just after 4:20 p.m.
According to police, Vazquez had just left a convenience store when that store’s video surveillance caught a black SUV approach the teen. Someone inside the vehicle shot him.
Police said Gibson’s mother was driving the car when her son fired off the deadly shots.
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