Drug Transaction Leads To Stabbing: North Haven Police

NORTH HAVEN, CT — An alleged drug transaction led to a man sustaining serious injuries Thursday night when they were stabbed, said police, who are now searching for a 15-year-old suspect. The stabbing took place shortly after 5:30 p.m. when the victim, police said, intended to meet up to purchase drugs – a detail that police were not initially given.

North Haven Police were initially told that a passerby saw a man walking in the road near the Rite Aid on Quinnipiac Avenue and it appeared that the man needed assistance. A driver stopped to help the man. The man who was walking, police said, stabbed a front-seat passenger several times in the chest and then fled on foot.

The offender was first believed to be a thin white male in his 30's wearing red pants and a black hooded sweatshirt. The victim was driven to a Universal Drive clinic and then transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Police later reported Thursday night that their investigation revealed that the man who was stabbed intended to meet up with the suspect for a drug transaction.

“The witness who fabricated the good Samaritan story, who described the suspect as in his 30s, was part of the drug transaction,” police said in their second report on the incident. “We have identified the suspect, who is a 15-year-old juvenile, and secured the knife as evidence.”

Police said there is no threat to the community but are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to call (203) 239-5321.