Crime & Safety
New Haven Man, 26, Charged In Nov. 5 Shots-Fired Incident: Police
It was 7 p.m. when cops were called to Farren Avenue for the report of gunfire. No one was struck, but the Shooting Task Force investigated.
NEW HAVEN, CT — A 26-year-old New Haven man has been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with a Nov. 5 shots-fired incident, police said.
It was around 7 p.m. when cops were called to Farren Avenue in the Fair Haven/Annex section of the city for a report of gunfire. No one was struck, police said. But members of the police department's Shooting Task Force were "able to develop Jordy Castro Lopez as the suspect in the gunfire incident and secure an arrest warrant," police said.
Police said in a news release that "based on the charges, the SWAT team was utilized to effect the arrest, and he was located at his residence in the 60 block of Barnes Avenue." He was taken into custody on Nov. 10.
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Castro Lopez was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and criminal possession of a firearm. His bond was set at $250,000.
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