Crime & Safety
Car Involved In Shooting Flees Police In Meriden; 3 Arrested
Police arrested three men and seized a gun after a chase Monday.
MERIDEN, CT — Meriden police said they arrested three men Monday evening who may be connected to a shooting incident. Police spotted a Lexus SUV leaving a home on the west side of the city at 5 p.m.
The Lexus matched the description of a vehicle that was captured on surveillance cameras leaving the scene of a shooting several days ago. In that incident, several people in the vehicle shot into a residence that was occupied by several people including children, according to police.
Police attempted to stop the Lexus Monday evening, but it failed to pull over and led officers on a multi-town pursuit that ended in New Haven.
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A gun was seized from a home that police saw the Lexus leaving from.
Aaron Williamson, 25, was arrested for interfering with police. Jordan Williamson, 24, was arrested for interfering with police and on an active arrest warrant for violation of probation.
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Denzell Woolard, 21, was arrested for interfering with police, second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and engaging police in pursuit.
The case remains under investigation and police anticipate that there will be further charges.
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