Police Arrest Suspect in 2017 Fatal Hit-and-Run in New Haven

Police said they have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run in 2017 that killed a 38-year-old woman.

New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker held a news briefing Friday to give the update on the investigation into the Sept. 23, 2017, hit-and-run death of Shaneka Woods.

Woods, the mother of three sons and the cousin of an officer, was struck at Orange Avenue and Ella T Grasso Boulevard around 3 a.m. that Saturday and police said the driver fled the scene and Woods was then hit by another driver.

The second driver remained at the scene and spoke with officers.

Police said they found the first vehicle that struck Woods unoccupied in West Haven. Police said the suspect, Devon White, is a West Haven resident. He has been charged with evading responsibility, death, according to online court records. He is due in court on Oct. 24.

Woods' family members spoke at the news conference when police announced the arrest and said she loved butterflies and many of them have gotten butterfly tattoos in her honor.