A man has died from his injuries after a shooting in New Haven earlier this week.
Officers were called to Dixwell Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday after getting multiple reports that a person was shot.
“I was just trying to help. I just felt so bad. That’s why I stopped. I’d hope someone would do the same for me or you or any of us if something like that happened,” Roscoe Sheffield, Jr. of Hamden, explained.
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Sheffield, Jr. says he and other good Samaritans did their best to try to assist the person. Soon after, emergency responders arrived.
When police arrived, they said they found a gunshot victim, later identified as 25-year-old Ramon Yales, of New Haven.
Yates was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
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Authorities said Yates died of his injuries on Friday.
Detectives are continuing to pursue significant leads in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at (203) 946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-8477.
This marks the sixth homicide in New Haven this year.
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