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New Haven woman shot dead during an argument, say police

Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Brianna Triplett, of West Haven. She has been charged with first degree assault.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An argument between two women allegedly led to a deadly shooting in New Haven Tuesday night, marking the city's eighth homicide this year.

According to a police incident report, 32-year-old Brianna Triplett of West Haven called 911 from the scene saying she had shot someone and that she was still in possession of a gun.

Just after 10 pm Tuesday, New Haven police raced to Legion Avenue at Auburn Street.

"We do believe that it is domestic-related," said Acting New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez. "We have one homicide victim, a female homicide victim."

The homicide victim was 28-year-old Dwaneia Alexandria Turner, who was shot in the chest and later died at Yale-New Haven Hospital. 

Triplett was taken into custody on the scene but has not yet been charged with murder. 

"She was arrested for assault first, responsible for shooting the non-fatal victim in the hand," Dominguez said. 

The non-fatal victim was another woman, who ran down the street to the 7th Market convenience store, from which she too to called 911.

Triplett and the two shooting victims knew one another.

"Two of them were in a relationship," Dominguez noted. That was Triplett and Turner, according to police.

The victim woman, who survived, told police that the homicide victim, Turner, and Triplett were arguing in the street when shots rang out. 

"We can say that there is no threat to the public," said Dominguez. 

The first responding officer said Triplett was compliant when he asked her to put the gun down. He also discovered a large kitchen knife, covered with blood, next to Turner.

New Haven police say there have no

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