Man Pleads Guilty In Murder Of Hamden Resident: Officials

HAMDEN, CT — Pharoh Jackson, 23, of New Haven, pleaded guilty Monday in New Haven Superior Court to the 2019 murder of 35-year-old Corey Gomes in Hamden, New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. announced.

Doyle said jury selection in Jackson’s criminal trial was scheduled to begin on Monday.

Jackson pleaded guilty to felony murder and is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13, according to Doyle.

Jackson was accused of fatally shooting Gomes during a robbery on Dec. 27, 2019.

“During the course of their investigation, the Hamden Police Department learned that prior to the homicide, Jackson had arranged to purchase marijuana through another individual with the intention of robbing the marijuana dealer at gunpoint,” officials wrote in a news release. “At the time of the transaction, Jackson produced a firearm and shot the victim during a struggle between the two men. When interviewed by members of the Hamden Police Department, Jackson admitted to shooting the victim during the attempted robbery.”

Doyle extended “his condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Gomes and his gratitude to the Hamden Police Department for their investigative efforts,” the news release states.