On the evening of December 30, 2022, 27-year-old Ernie Negroni-Feliciano was sitting in his car on Saltonstall Avenue in New Haven when another vehicle drove past, circled back, and opened fire. Negroni-Feliciano was critically wounded, taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, and died the next day, on December 31, 2022. His death was recorded as the city’s final homicide of the year.

Originally from Hartford but raised mostly in New Haven, Negroni-Feliciano was a father of two. Family and friends described him as generous and devoted to his children; his sudden, violent death left them seeking justice. The New Haven Police Department investigated using surveillance camera footage and license plate readers and identified a person of interest they said knew Negroni-Feliciano.

Police later arrested 37-year-old Miguel Angel Reynoso of New Haven and charged him with murder and firearms offenses; he was being held on multi-million dollar bond. The police chief said there were a couple of potential motives but did not disclose them. Does anyone have information about Ernie’s movements that night or about his connection with Reynoso?