Police have arrested a male suspect in the shooting of a 32-year-old man killed in his apartment building in Meriden back in April.
Esteban Jimenez, 68, of 32 Cook Avenue, apartment 204, in Meriden, is facing multiple charges including manslaughter in the April 4 shooting death of Victor Nina, 32, who was shot once in the chest in Jimenez's building. Police believe he was shot in a second floor apartment at 32 Cook Ave. and made his way to the first floor landing where he collapsed and died.
Firefighters were first to respond to the apartment building because the call first came in as a fire alarm. Numerous other 911 calls followed from neighbors reporting hearing a commotion upstairs at the Huntington Place apartment building. Police encountered a chaotic scene around 4:45 a.m. when they arrived, observing people upstairs and in the parking lot.
Police investigated two crime scenes, the apartment where they believe the man was shot and the parking lot behind the building.
Neighbor Walter McGrath heard a gunshot fired close to 5 a.m. that morning and said police were quick to arrive. .
Officers interviewed about a half dozen witnesses.
Police obtained a warrant for Jimenez and he turned himself into police on Monday. He was charged with first-degree manslaughter with a firearm, tampering with physical evidence, reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge and carrying a pistol without a permit.
His bond was set at $100,000 and Jimenez is due in court on June 9.
