Victim: Marquell L. "Quelly" Banks, 13, of Pierpont Street, New Haven

Date: Oct. 23, 2011

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Neighborhood: West River

Location: 154 Porter Street

Weapon: Sawed-off shotgun

Arrests: Science Burruss (10-18-93), arrested Oct. 24, 2011

Marquell Banks, 13, of Pierpont Street dies of an accidental shotgun blast to the head, police say. The alleged shooter, Science Burruss, 18, turns himself in to police and is charged with murder, reckless endangerment and firearms counts. Burruss' father, Michael Burruss, tells the Register he believes the shooting was accidental, says guns are too easy to come by in New Haven. "It’s like getting a bicycle."

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Victim: Sean Reeves, 16

Date: Aug. 10, 2011

Time: 9:20 p.m.

Neighborhood: West River

Location: Outside Cecilia's Deli at corner of George and Day streets

Weapon: Gun

Arrests: Javon Hailey of New Haven, arrested Aug. 12, 2011. Owen Lehr arrested in Milford Aug. 12, 2011.

A street fight turns deadly in the West River neighborhood. Sean Reeves Jr., 16, is killed and two men face charges. Owen Lehr, 25, claims he acted in self defense when he fired shots in the direction of a group of youths who had jumped him at George and Day streets. A second man, Javon Hailey, 20, also is charged. He claimed he fired because he felt responsible to protect the younger males being shot at.

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Victim: Jocelyn "Jassy" Rodriguez, 29, 113 Auburn St., New Haven

Date: Feb. 14, 2011

Time: Shortly before 9 p.m.

Neighborhood: West River

Location: 113 Auburn Street

Weapon: Knife

Arrests: Isidero Carmona (4/4/76), arrested March 7, 2011

Jocelyn Rodriguez, 29, the mother of two boys, is stabbed 18 times in a domestic incident by her estranged husband on Valentine's Day, police say. Isidero Carmona, 31, is awaiting trial in her slaying.

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Victim: Timothy Earl Evans Sr., 26, of 6 Brooklawn Circle, New Haven

Date: Dec. 14, 2010

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Neighborhood: West River

Location: Outside a Dunkin' Donuts at 105 Derby Avenue

Weapon: Gun

Arrests: No arrests have been made yet in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit at 203-946-6304.

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Victim: Kenneth "2-5" Bagley, 31, of Hamden

Date: April 3, 2010

Time: 12:02 a.m.

Neighborhood: West River

Location: 72 Derby Avenue

Weapon: Gun

Arrests: Eric "E." Brooks (2/23/1987), arrested Jan. 20, 2010. Mary Pearson (3/23/1990), arrested Dec. 30, 2010. Maurice "Moe-Dizz" Beverly (1982) is jailed on unrelated charges.

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