Man Accused of Robbing Hamden Resident, Shooting Him in the Eye

New Haven police have arrested the man accused of robbing and shooting a Hamden resident in the eye in New Haven last week, according to NBC Connecticut.

NBC reports that Robert Miller, 29, was arrested Thursday in connection with the Dec. 5 incident in which Donald Greene, 28, of Hamden was shot during an apparent robbery.

New Haven police were dispatched to the area of Osborn Avenue at Goffe Street at 11:54 p.m. to investigate a shooting, according to a police press release.

Arriving officers found Greene in the rear entryway of 81 Osborne Avenue, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left eye. Greene was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven hospital for treatment. Police said he was conscious at the scene.

Police said that Greene was initially reluctant to discuss the incident with officers but later told them he’d been robbed of his money and shot. He said when the robber pulled him from his vehicle, he shot at him, striking him in the face.

He said the robber then stole his car, a four-door white 2008 Nissan Altima, which was later recovered in the city’s Hill neighborhood.

Greene was listed in stable condition on Sunday.