New Haven Stabbing Victim Turns Out to be Robber: PD

NEW HAVEN, CT—A man who was stabbed in the neck turned out to be a robber, according to police.

Police began investigating after being dispatched to Burwell Street Aug. 19 on a report of a man being stabbed, said Officer David Hartman, police spokesman.

The unconscious man, identified as Randy Sullivan, 26, was treated by EMTs and was taken to the hospital.

Police asked Sullivan what happened, but he said, "I don`t know what happened, I ain’t no snitch."

He added that his assailant was an "older dude," but wasn't cooperative beyond that.

While at the hospital officers were told about another stabbing victim who arrived. The 47-year-old man from Waterbury said he was on Grand Avenue near Hamilton Street when he was confronted by a man who tried to take his bicycle, Hartman said.

The robber, later identified by the victim as Sullivan, took the victim's wallet. Two other men joined in and the victim was hit with a chair that broke.

The victim grabbed a chair leg and started swinging it at his attackers. He managed to injure one of the men and the three assailants ran off.

Sullivan was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, second-degree assault and conspiracy for the above.

"In a later interview with Sullivan, he offered a slightly different story," Hartman said. "He admitted fighting with someone. He admitted others got involved but that they weren’t “with him” and denied the robbery accusation. He said after he was cut, he took the bus to his mother’s house. He said he didn’t call 911 because he does not like the police. Sullivan is a convicted felon. His list of convictions include those for narcotics possession and probation violation."