NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An 18-year-old New Haven man is dead after he was shot Thursday night.
Officials said they were called to the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard near Edgewood Avenue. A ShotSpotter alert had also gone off in the area.
When officers arrived, they found a male suffering from a single gunshot wound.
He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police identified the victim as 18-year-old Tashawn Brown, of New Haven.
According to his mother Latasha Brown, the family was gathered at the park to celebrate the life of a cousin who recently passed.
An argument she thought simmered down, led to the fatal gunfire.
Latasha says her son's younger siblings saw the entire incident unfold.
"For you to take my son the way you did and then you took him in front of his younger brother and sisters, that affected them," she added. "Grab your kids, hold your kids, tell your kids you love them because you don't know when's the last time you'll see them. He was my rider, he was my first son, like I said. It hurts. I'm mad. I'm angry."
The incident is the city's 12th homicide of the year.
The investigation is ongoing.
Any witnesses are asked to contact the New Haven Police Department Investigative Services Division at 203-946-6304 or 1-866-888-TIPS (8477).
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