Wanted Man Shot Mother In Front Of Kids: New Haven PD

NEW HAVEN, CT — A $30,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture and conviction of a man who police said shot his own wife and in a separate incident shot and killed a mother in front of her two young children.

Marquese Poole, 42, shot his wife May 7 and shot the 28-year-old mother of two May 31, said Officer David Hartman, police spokesman.

Gov. Dannel Malloy approved a $25,000 reward and the U.S. Marshals' Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering $5,000.

Anyone with information can call police at 203-946-6316 or Text-A-Tip. Text “NHPD plus your message” to 274637 (CRIMES) Calls can be made anonymously.

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