On the evening of January 15, 2022, 22-year-old Herman Bellamy was shot and killed in Hamden, Connecticut. Police were called for reports of shots fired near Fairview Avenue and Arch Street at about 10:45 p.m. and found Bellamy in a vehicle in the roadway with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives arrested a suspect the next day: 19-year-old Charles Hill of New Haven, who had been a passenger in Bellamy’s car. The preliminary investigation indicated Hill had been firing a handgun from inside the vehicle. Ballistic evidence and multiple handguns were recovered at the scene.

Hill was originally charged with criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, and illegal discharge of a firearm; in March 2022 the charges were upgraded to include Manslaughter in the 1st Degree with a Firearm. The investigation remained ongoing, and anyone with information was asked to contact investigators.

If anyone knew Herman or was in the area that night, can you share information that might help the case?