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On the morning of July 17, 2021, 28-year-old Davonte’ Warren, a Black man from New Haven, was found fatally shot inside a vehicle near the intersection of Dixwell Avenue and the Route 40 connector in North Haven, Connecticut. Multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire brought police to the scene, and paramedics pronounced Warren dead there. The shooting was described by witnesses as not random: another vehicle pulled up alongside Warren’s car, two occupants fired multiple shots into his vehicle, and both cars then fled.

The Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad assisted the North Haven Police Department in the investigation. In January 2023, two New Haven men, Amari Salcedo Jr., 22, and Deane Matta Jr., 24, were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Warren’s death. In June 2023 a third New Haven man, Elder Mellado, 23, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and criminal liability for the acts of another concerning murder.

Are there details about the scene, vehicles, or anyone who witnessed the shooting that have not yet been shared with investigators?