Incident

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4-06-2015 Connecticut New Haven 1-3

Location

April 06, 2015

Citgo Pay Rite Food
Incident Address

Incident Address

New Haven, Connecticut

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Sanjay Patel
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Dwayne Sayles
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Jamal Sumler
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Leighton Vanderberg
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Drug involvement
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Clerk tried to hit robbers brandishing guns with wooden stool; shot by masked men with semi-auto handguns. Getaway driver also arrested.

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://wtnh.com/2015/04/06/new-haven-store-clerk-killed-in-fatal-shooting/

URL: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-Suspect-in-New-Haven-Clerk-Murder-ID-2-Others-303776471.html

URL: http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Sumler-guilty-in-murder-and-robbery-of-New-Haven-12354201.php

URL: http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2017/11/14/man-convicted-in-convenience-store-killing/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 97