Albert Eaddy Gets 65 Years For 2019 Murder of Troy Clark, Shooting of Then-NHPD Capt.: Prosecutor

NEW HAVEN, CT — Sixty-four-year-old Albert Eaddy was sentenced Thursday to serve 65 years in prison for the 2019 murder of Troy Clark and shooting of then-New Haven police Capt. Anthony Duff, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr.

In June, a Superior Court jury convicted Eaddy of murder, felony murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree assault for the fatal shooting of Clark, 46, of New Haven, and the wounding of Duff.

In a separate proceeding tried before the court, Eaddy was found guilty of criminal possession of a firearm, Doyle said.

The prison sentence includes 45 years for murder and 20 years for assault, to be served consecutively. Two additional sentences, 20 years for first‑degree robbery and 10 years for criminal possession of a firearm, will run concurrently with the 65‑year term, the prosecutor said

According to police and previous reporting, on Aug. 12, 2019, at around 9:30 p.m., New Haven police were alerted to an active shooting near the intersection of Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street. Police initially received radio transmissions from then-Capt. Duff, who was off duty at the time of the incident. There also were four 911 calls reporting the incident.

In his radio transmissions, Duff reported a shooting in progress and requested back-up. Soon after, Duff reported that he needed help, saying, "Officer, down," Doyle said.

Numerous officers and paramedics responded, found Duff suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital, it wsa reported at the time. There Duff was treated by a trauma team for life-threatening wounds, including gunshot wounds to the left arm, left chest area, and lower abdomen, and after "multiple surgeries, Duff survived," Doyle said.

Officers found a man, later identified as Troy Clark, on the ground at the edge of the sidewalk along Henry Street, Doyle said. Clark, who suffered gunshot wounds to his torso and extremities, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Eaddy was a convicted felon at the time of the shooting and was prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm, Doyle said.

The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office in 2020 utilized an investigative grand jury sought by then-New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin, to develop the probable cause necessary to secure the arrest warrant for the defendant, Doyle said.

The case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department with Detective Kealyn Nivakoff as the lead detective in a multi-agency investigation, which included the Central District Major Crime Squad of the Connecticut State Police, Waterbury Police Department, Yale University Police Department, Connecticut Department of Correction and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s Division of Scientific Services, the prosecutor noted.

The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Seth R. Garbarsky, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Melissa R. Holmes, and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Gregory L. Borrelli, with assistance from Inspectors Michael Mastropetre and Alfonso Vazquez and Paralegal Specialist Diane Kosiorek.

State’s Attorney Doyle would like to extend his condolences to the family of Troy Clark. He also would like to note the heroic actions of Captain Duff, who risked his life while off duty, to come to the aid of Mr. Clark.