A brazen daytime robbery turned deadly in New Haven’s Ferry Street neighborhood on June 30, 2016. At approximately 1:41 a.m., New Haven Police officers were dispatched to the scene after a report that a person had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers found two victims. One had been shot in the left elbow and was bleeding heavily, while the other was bleeding from the nose.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the investigation revealed that Shaquille Richardson, 25, of New Haven, and Thomas Johnson attacked the two victims after they exited a convenience store in an attempt to steal marijuana and money from the victims.
Johnson shot one of the victims in his elbow, while Richardson struck the other victim in the face with a gun. The victims fought back, with one of them slashing Richardson in the hand with a knife in self-defense.
Richardson was apprehended near the scene of the robbery, bleeding from his injured hand. Johnson was arrested on July 28, 2016, during a motor vehicle stop. At the time of his arrest, Johnson possessed the firearm he used during the robbery.
Richardson has been detained since his arrest. On January 31, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
On January 31, 2018, Shaquille Richardson, 25, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 117 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery and firearm offenses.
This matter was investigated by the New Haven Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter D. Markle and Jocelyn Courtney Kaoutzanis.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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