Dontae Quay Quay Myers, 23, was shot on Grand Avenue between Poplar Street and Blatchley Avenue in New Haven on January 1, 2023. Police arrived around 3:15 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found Dontae with gunshot wounds; he was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and died of his injuries. Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit collected ballistic evidence and said they believed Dontae had been targeted rather than the victim of a random act.

No arrests or suspects had been publicly identified in the initial reports. Dontae was a father of three; his mother, LaQuvia Jones, had previously moved the family to Middletown after the 2020 killing of his younger brother, Dashown Tyrese Myers, but Dontae was in New Haven on New Year’s Day.

If anyone saw activity on Grand Avenue that afternoon or has information about who targeted Dontae, please share what you know with investigators.