A Shelton family is still looking for answers nearly a year after a 16-year-old was shot to death.
Kristjan Ndoj would have been 16 this past September, and he and his family would have been looking forward to everything most 16-year-old boys do.
“He would have been a junior in high school, he probably would have been starting his college search,” said Michael Boynton, the attorney for the Ndoj family.
Instead, Boynton says the college letters that come into the Ndoj family's Shelton home are just a painful reminder of what they lost. On March 15, 2014, Kristjan Ndoj was shot while in the driveway of a friend's house on Agawam Trail. He died a few days later.
Nearly a year later, his family still doesn't know who's responsible.
“As you can imagine, this is a very, very heavy burden for them to have carried for the past year,” said Boynton.
At the time, police scoured the area, recreated the scene and spoke to neighbors. They answered some questions, but they still need more information.
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“The family understands that evidence that police have tells them what happened, but it doesn't tell them who did it. It's very likely the only way the police are going to find who did it, is if someone who knows something comes forward. They're absolutely pleading for the public, if they have any information at all, to go to the police,” said Boynton.
As an incentive, in July, the state offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the homicide. However, the Ndoj family is still waiting for answers.
“I think they're not going to be able to have closure until the police are able to make an arrest and that person is brought to justice,” said Boynton.
State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor says an investigator with his office is also investigating the case, along with Shelton and state police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Connecticut State Police.
