Elijah Raffington, Gunpoint Robberies, Connecticut 2022

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Defendant Charged with Gunpoint Robberies

Four Bridgeport men, Elijah Raffington, 21, Rajonne Blake, 25, also known as ‘Ray Ray,’ Shasson Daniels, 20, and Mickyeem Profit, 21, have been charged with gunpoint robberies of multiple retail stores and an Amazon delivery truck.

According to the indictment, the men committed the following robberies:

On December 15, 2022, Raffington and Profit committed a gunpoint robbery of Omega Deli, located at 999 Maplewood Avenue in Bridgeport.
On December 21, 2022, Raffington, Daniels, and Profit committed a gunpoint robbery of Milford Convenience & Tobacco, located at 784 Boston Post Road in Milford.
On December 23, 2022, Raffington, Daniels, Blake, Profit, and another individual committed a gunpoint robbery of an Amazon delivery truck and merchandise in Bridgeport.
On December 23, 2022, Raffington, Daniels, and Profit, committed a gunpoint robbery of Smoke Shop, located at 2175 Boston Avenue in Bridgeport.
On January 2, 2023, Raffington, Daniels, and Blake, committed a gunpoint robbery of Cumberland Farms, located at 1290 West Broad Street in Stratford.

The indictment charges each defendant with multiple counts of interference with commerce by robbery, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count.

Daniels and Profit are also charged with carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and Raffington and Blake are charged with aiding and abetting in the same, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of seven years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life.

The case is being prosecuted through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime.

U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.