On the evening of September 8, 2021, a burst of gunfire on Newhall Street in New Haven ended the life of 27-year-old Trequon Lawrence. Lawrence, a Black male, was sitting in his car between Division and Thompson streets when he was struck by multiple bullets. Police were alerted at about 8:18 p.m.; officers and ShotSpotter detected the shooting. He was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and pronounced dead.

A New Haven native, known as Tre, Lawrence had recently become a homeowner and worked in the transport department at Yale New Haven Hospital. A Hyde Leadership High School graduate, he was a devoted father who had suffered the earlier loss of an infant daughter. The shooting was New Haven’s 22nd homicide of 2021 and prompted public appeals from the New Haven Police Department’s Investigative Services Division for witnesses to come forward.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly reported; the investigation remains open. If anyone on Newhall Street that evening or nearby has information that could help, please contact the New Haven Police Department.