Heriberto Cotto, 43, was shot and killed on the evening of Christmas Eve 2024 after a dispute in a New Haven neighborhood. The shooting happened at about 8 p.m. near Edgewood Avenue and Beers Street. First responders found Cotto unresponsive with gunshot wounds and he was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Cotto was born in Puerto Rico and was known locally as the founder and president of the Los Humildes Car Club; his family remembers him as a loving father, son, and brother. Investigators collected ballistic evidence at the scene and secured his vehicle as they began reconstructing events that led to the shooting.

A major question remains about the exact circumstances of the argument and what led to the shooting. If anyone has information about that evening or knew Heriberto, please share what might help the investigation.