Crime & Safety
21-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed, Victim Identified: Hamden PD
Police are asking for assistance in solving the fatal shooting incident from Sunday morning.
HAMDEN, CT — Hamden Police are investigating the shooting death of 21-year-old, Dennis Allen-Paige, police said Sunday.
At 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police responded to Whiting Street on a report of multiple gunshots fired. Moments later, officers saw a person lying in the street. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Allen-Paige was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he died, police said.
The Hamden Police Department is seeking information regarding this incident. If anyone has information, witnessed the homicide, or are living in the Whiting Street area and have security surveillance cameras, they are asked to contact Detective Mark Sheppard at (203) 230-4047, the Hamden Police Department main number (203) 230-4000 or the Tip 411 app.
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