NEW HAVEN, CT — Police charged a 20-year-old New Haven man in connection with the attempted car jacking and shooting of a Yale New Haven Hospital environmental services employee in mid-October.
On Oct. 20 at around 4 a.m., an East Haven man arrived at a Canner Street parking lot for his hospital work shift when he was shot during an attempted car jacking, police said.
Major Crimes Unit Detective Jeremy Cordero secured an arrest warrant for Angel Rodriguez, 20, of New Haven, for criminal possession of a firearm, possession of a high-capacity magazine, and possession of a controlled substance. He was taken into custody on Oct. 23 without incident and is being held on $500,000 bond.
Additional charges for the assault and robbery are being served by arrest warrant.
Police will provide more details at a media briefing Wednesday.
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