Police Arrest 2 Suspects in 2016 Fatal Shooting Outside Oakdale Theatre

What to Know

  • Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting outside the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Dec. 30, 2016 after a concert
  • The Oakdale added security after the shooting.
  • Police have arrested 23-year-old Kyle Hampton, of North Haven, and 33-year-old Tivon Edwards, of New Haven.

Wallingford police have arrested two people suspected in a shooting in the parking lot the Oakdale Theatre on Dec. 30, 2016 that killed two New Haven men, 31-year-old Travis Ward and 20-year-old Jacquan Graves

Police said they arrested 23-year-old Kyle Hampton, of North Haven, on Friday and they arrested 33-year-old Tivon Edwards, of New Haven, today. 

Hampton has been charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm, one count of tampering with evidence and one count of carrying a pistol without a permit. 

Hampton was arraigned and held on a $1 million bond, according to police. 

Edwards was charged with two counts of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit. 

The shooting happened on a Friday night after the Meek Mill concert. Ward’s family members said he was at the show for an early birthday celebration and would have turned 32 the following week. 

"The safety of our guests is the most important to us," officials from the Oakdale said in a statement. 

Two other people were injured in the shooting. 

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