Medical examiner: Weekend shooting in New London was a homicide
December 12, 2017 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: December 14, 2017 6:01 pm
Snow collects on a section of crime scene tape as a New London Police officer stands in front of a doorway at the scene of a fatal shooting at 4 Orchard St. in New London, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Tim Martin/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled Saturday’s fatal shooting on Orchard Street a homicide.
Reached by phone Wednesday, an official there said the manner of Quvonte Andre Gray’s death was homicide. The cause was a gunshot wound to the head.
According to police, officers went to 4 Orchard St. at 3:13 p.m. and found the 21-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police described Gray as a Florida resident who often stayed in the city “for extended periods of time.”
They are looking to question an 18-year-old named Jamir Johnson in relation to the incident.
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