HAMDEN, Conn. — Police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting late Saturday and another man who was in the car with the victim has been arrested on firearms charges.
Police said around 10:45 pm Saturday, police were called to the area of Fairview Avenue and Arch Street on a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a vehicle in the roadway on Fairview Avenue, with Herman Bellamy, 22, of Hamden, shot inside the vehicle.
Police said Bellamy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said a passenger of Bellamy’s vehicle was firing a handgun from the vehicle. The passenger, Charles Hill, 19, of New Haven, was arrested on Sunday and charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Pistol without a Permit and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm. He he is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Jan. 28, and was held on a $750,000 bond.
Ballistic evidence, along with multiple handguns, were recovered at the crime scene.
The Medical Examiner’s office and CT State Police are assisting with this homicide investigation.
Anyone with information or surveillance video related to this shooting is asked to contact Detective Jomo Crawford of the Hamden Police Department Major Crimes Unit at 203-230-4048. Any information provided can remain confidential.
Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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