A New Haven neighborhood was shaken on the afternoon of December 2, 2024, when 25-year-old Christopher Santana was shot dead in a parking lot on George Street. The shooting occurred about 3:23 p.m. after Santana had just driven a friend; two masked men approached the vehicle and one of them opened fire. Both assailants then fled on foot. Emergency responders found Santana unresponsive and attempted resuscitation at the scene before he was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he later died.

Born October 6, 1999, Santana was a lifelong New Haven resident and a 2018 graduate of Eli Whitney Technical High School. He loved race cars and racing, was devoted to his family, and is survived by his parents, step-father, grandparents, brothers, many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and his dog Joker. Police say they view the shooting as an isolated, targeted incident; detectives have recovered surveillance video, interviewed witnesses, and say they have a suspect description they have not released. No arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the two men fleeing or notice anything unusual around George Street that afternoon?