A dispute over a PlayStation on Chapel Street in New Haven turned deadly the evening of January 4, 2023. Kentel Robinson, 30, was on Chapel Street between Beers and Orchard streets when an argument erupted; gunfire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Robinson was found with gunshot wounds, taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, and died there on January 7, 2023. His death was New Haven’s third homicide in the first week of the year.

New Haven Major Crimes detectives collected ballistic evidence and identified a suspect, 22-year-old Omar Nelson of Bridgeport. Nelson remained at large for months with multiple outstanding warrants until U.S. Marshals located him hiding in an attic in Bridgeport on May 4, 2023. He was arrested and charged with Robinson’s murder; the arrest warrant says video showed Nelson producing a gun and shooting Robinson multiple times. Nelson was held on $2 million bond.

If anyone on Chapel Street that night or with video or other information about the dispute or shooting can help, please come forward.