New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
East Haven police seek public’s help in identifying Sunday shooting suspects
EAST HAVEN — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying shooters in a Sunday incident that resulted in several vehicles and a local McDonald’s being struck by gunfire.
Officers were dispatched around
1:10 a.m. to Rumba Café Bar and Lounge at 679 Main St. for a report of gun shots in the area, East Haven police said in a press release.
Once police arrived, several vehicles in the parking lot were observed to have been struck by gunfire, as had the McDonald’s adjacent to the parking lot, police said.
After reviewing video surveillance footage, police determined that a man believed to be in his 20s wearing a red backward hat, black T-shirt and dark colored jeans entered a newer model blue vehicle, the release said.
The man returned to the rear parking lot of Rumba in possession of multiple firearms and then fired multiple shots, police said.
Rumba’s patrons in the parking lot fled and ran for cover, police said. One of the vehicles struck had two occupants but neither was injured, according to police.
Police also shared Sunday night that there was a second shooter.
The video shows the second shooter, who appears to be in a dispute with several other individuals, police said.
He then appears to retrieve a firearm from a newer model black vehicle before returning fire across his vehicle toward the parking lot, police said.
East Haven police are asking for help in identifying the men, vehicles and a woman who was inside Rumba with one of the shooters all night.
All information obtained will remain anonymous. Anyone with any information related to this incident is asked to contact Detective Joe Carangelo at jcarangelo@easthavenpolice.com or 203-468-3827. The public can also reach out via Facebook or Instagram.