Someone shot a 16-year-old to death Monday night.
Responding to a 7:32 p.m. SpotSpotter notification, police found the teen, Maleak Sweats, at the intersection on Newhall Street between Bassett and Huntington streets, police reported. He was taken by ambulance to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he subsequently died.
The victim had moved to the Edgewood Avenue area from Bridgeport, according to police. Schools spokesperson Justin Harmon confirmed that the victim had not been enrolled in a city public school.
Police had no other details yet to report about the homicide as they launch an investigation. They asked anyone with information to call detectives at (203) 946‑6304 or anonymously at 866 – 888-8477.
Meanwhile, police released the names of people killed in weekend vehicle crashes. The pedestrian killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Boulevard was Dennis Eaton, 70, of New Haven. The driver killed in a crash with an NHFD SUV was Robert Cordova, 49, of East Haven.