Dwaneia Turner, a 28-year-old woman from New Haven, was shot and killed on March 16, 2021, following a dispute with her former girlfriend, Brianna Triplett. The two had been in a relationship for about two and a half years and had broken up after a heated argument earlier that day; the conflict continued by phone and text and ended in a physical confrontation that evening on Auburn Street. Triplett’s car tire was slashed, and she retrieved a handgun she legally owned and shot Turner in the back. A 28-year-old friend of Turner’s was also shot in the hand and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police found Triplett at the intersection of Legion Avenue and Auburn Street with the firearm; emergency responders took Turner to Yale New Haven Hospital, where she died. Investigators recovered the handgun, four spent cartridges, a chef’s knife, and a knife sheath at the scene. Family and friends remember Turner as a spirited, funny, family-oriented mother of two.

Did anyone in New Haven know Dwaneia or have information about the events on Auburn Street that night?