On the night of January 18, 2023, 40-year-old Alexander Pedraza was shot during a dispute over money in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. The confrontation began at the corner of River and James streets; after the shooting Pedraza managed to move about a block before being found down on Chapel Street near James Street around 8:30 p.m. He received CPR at the scene and was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

New Haven detectives treated the incident as targeted and concluded the suspect and victim knew each other. Investigators collected surveillance video that captured an interpersonal conflict just before the shooting and pursued witness interviews and DNA evidence. In April 2023 police obtained an arrest warrant for 50-year-old Leonardo Cantres and arrested him on April 12; he was charged with murder, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit. Pedraza is survived by his parents, his fiancée Laura Cano, and two children in Puerto Rico.

If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Pedraza, please share what you can.