Early on April 1, 2023, nine gunshots rang out on Winthrop Avenue in New Haven. Officers arriving shortly before 8 a.m. found 40-year-old Marquis Darnell McNeil in the driver’s seat of a parked Acura MDX with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old passenger, Jonathan Garcia, was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and died shortly after arrival. Investigators reported that both men appeared to have been specifically targeted.

At the scene officers encountered 39-year-old Cadell Harris, who was described as uncooperative and belligerent and was taken into custody after a confrontation. A firearm was recovered nearby the Acura. In July 2023 Harris was charged in connection with the shootings: police cited video of the shooting, witness statements, DNA and ballistic evidence, and said Harris’s DNA was found on the handgun. He was charged with two counts of murder, criminal possession of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit, with bond set at $5 million.

If anyone has information about McNeil, his movements that morning, or the events on Winthrop Avenue, please share what is known.