NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — A suspect has been taken into custody after police had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with a shooting at New Haven's Union Station just over two weeks ago. The second suspect in the case, however, is still on the run.
On Wednesday night around 9 p.m., with the assistance of The Derby Police Department, MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Police arrested 19-year-old Dayron Sanchez at his home at 2 Mansfield St. in Derby.
He has since been charged with one count of Assault in the 1st degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Pistol/Revolver.
Sanchez was arraigned in New Haven on Thursday. He is now being held on a $500,000 bond.
The MTA Police updated the public on the investigation at New Haven’s Union Station Thursday afternoon. They were joined by New Haven Police, State Police, and New Haven Mayor, Justin Elicker.
In that update, MTAPD’s Chief of Operations, Thomas Taffe, said police were able to identify Sanchez after they blasted his picture out on social media, and received several tips from the public.
“A lot of it hinged around identifying the subjects obviously and their movements. Once the subject is identified, then we have to track their movements electronically and through other videos when it comes to the buses,” Taffe said. “Mostly it was based on the photo evidence that lead us to this and it’s going to be other evidence that comes forward obviously, that’s going to link them to the case.”
In the arrest warrant for Sanchez, it’s revealed that his mother walked into the police department on Wednesday, identifying the suspect in the pictures as her son. The warrant said she told police that her son had a firearm in his bedroom at their house in Derby.
Taffe said police then went to their home in Derby, and safely evacuated the family, including a three-year-old child. Eventually, he said Sanchez surrendered, and he was arrested without incident.
“Which is a dangerous type of arrest, to arrest somebody inside their house, knowing that there’s a gun inside that house. So, once again, I thank all of these police officers,” Taffe said.
New Haven Police Chief, Karl Jacobson, also recognized MTAPD for their hard work when it came to responding to the scene the night of the incident.
“When I responded on scene, MTA officers, those are the heroes over there. They were already working on the victim,” Chief Jacobson said. He went on to say they started first aid on the victim on scene. “That is extremely important, or we’d be talking about a homicide here.”
MTA Police said the victim of the shooting is now recovering at home after undergoing emergency surgery the night of the incident.
Now, police have their eyes on the second suspect.
“The search for the second suspect is ongoing, but we do believe that Sanchez is the one who fired the gun,” Taffe said.
However, police are assuring the public that there is no threat to them at this time.
“This was not a random attack, the victim and gunman, along with the second suspect, were involved in a dispute right before the incident,” Taffe said.
Sanchez is expected to be back in court in New Haven on August 2.
Julia LeBlanc is a reporter at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jleblanc@fox61.com Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.
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