Crime & Safety

Man Arrested In New Haven Homicide Case

A man has been arrested for a murder on Court Street last week.

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NEW HAVEN, CT — Police have arrested a man in connection with a Thursday murder. Robert Parris Jr., 53, is being held for the killing of Michael Rosario.

He is being held on $750,000 bond.

Rosario, 55, was shot in the head in the area of 109 Court St. at around 4:15 p.m., The Connecticut Post reported. He was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital in critical condition and later died.

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Police told the Post that an initial investigation showed that the shooter and victim knew each other.

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