New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
New Haven man charged in fatal Hamden shooting
HAMDEN — Police Thursday charged a New Haven teenager in the slaying of , the Police Department announced.
ReddickStreater was killed in a driveby shooting in Hamden last May in the parking lot of the Minute Mart on Circular Avenue. Reddick-Streater, 18, of Hamden, was rushed to the hospital and later died from his injuries, police said.
Police allegedly determined through an “extensive investigation” that the suspect, 18-year-old Lamont Quadir Smith-Reed, had targeted ReddickStreater.
Smith-Reed is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He was held in lieu of $2 million bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Meriden May 27.
At the time of his arrest, Smith-Reed was in custody at the Department of Correction on unrelated charges.
Reddick-Streater was a senior at ACES Whitney North High School at the time of his death, and was excited to attend his upcoming graduation with his baby girl, his family said at the time. Those who knew Reddick-Streater, nicknamed “Maji,” described him as kindhearted, caring, respectful and extraordinarily lovable.
Police said their investigation into the homicide is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Andrew Lipford at 203-230-4055. Callers may remain anonymous.