Crime & Safety

Hamden Murder Arrest Made

A shooting left a Hamden teen dead.

HAMDEN, CT — Police arrested a 21-year-old New Haven man on murder charges related to a Nov. 13, 2017 shooting that left a local teen dead.

Officers located Leeandre Benton, 18, of Hamden near the Farmington Canal Trail with life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead the next day.

Police arrested Brennen Coleman on July 17 at Meriden Superior Court.

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He was charged with felony murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. He was held in lieu of $2.5 million bail. He is the third person arrested in the death of Benton.

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