Crime & Safety

Man Charged In Shooting In Hamden: Police

A man was shot in the neck while sitting inside a parked car last month in Hamden.

Tyquan Franklin-Greenauer, 25, of New Haven.
Tyquan Franklin-Greenauer, 25, of New Haven. (Hamden Police Department)

HAMDEN, CT — A New Haven man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting last month in Hamden, according to police.

The shooting happened Oct. 14 in a parking lot in the 900 block of Dixwell Avenue. A 37-year-old East Haven resident was shot in the neck while he was sitting inside his vehicle, according to Capt. Ronald Smith. He then drove himself to Yale-New Haven Hospital for medical treatment.

Det. Jomo Crawford conducted an investigation that led to an arrest warrant for Tyquan Franklin-Greenauer, who was arrested Nov. 10 at Meriden Superior Court.

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Franklin-Greenauer, 25, of Townsend Street, was charged with first-degree assault and carrying a pistol without a permit. He was held in lieu of a $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 28.

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