New Haven’s latest homicide took place indoors, involving two people who got into an argument over a game.
So stated Assistant Police Chief Karl Jacobson, in reference to the Wednesday evening fatal shooting of a 34-year-old New Haven man named Adrian Barwise by a 28-year-old New Haven man inside a house on Sherman Parkway.
“It wasn’t random street violence,” Jacobson said.
Alerted by 911 calls around 8:30 p.m., officers arrived at the residence to find the victim lying on the floor. He’d been shot twice. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
The alleged shooter told police he fired in self-defense after the other man threatened him with a knife. The shooter had a permit for his weapon.
Details have not been confirmed, as police continue to investigate the incident.
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