On Saturday, January 25, 2025, 35-year-old Cedric Leonard Goodwin, a Black male, was found unresponsive inside an overturned black Honda CR-V near Russell Street and Highview Lane in New Haven after reports of a single-vehicle rollover. First responders and medical personnel discovered Goodwin had sustained a gunshot wound to his back; he was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Ballistic evidence was recovered on the roadway near the crash site, and police launched a homicide investigation. Authorities say it is unclear whether the shooting occurred before or after the crash, but investigators believe the attack was not random and that Goodwin was likely targeted. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced, and investigators have asked the public for tips, including via an anonymous tip line.

Does anyone in the area have information about Goodwin’s movements that afternoon or saw a black Honda CR-V in that vicinity?