Victim: Vashun Lewis Jr., 17, of 231 Goffe St., New Haven

Date: April 16, 2011

Time: 12:15 p.m.

Neighborhood: Dixwell

Location: 229 Goffe Street

Weapon: Gun

Arrests: No suspects are currently in custody. Norman Boone (10/29/1989) was arrested Aug. 17; charges were dropped.

Vashun Lewis, 17, of 231 Goffe St., is shot at 12:15 p.m. Police arrest another teen in the slaying, over the objection of the state’s attorney, and State’s Attorney Michael Dearington the next day tells a judge that his office will not pursue the case.



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