On January 10, 2021, 50-year-old Alfreda Youmans and a 42-year-old companion, Jeffery Dotson, were found fatally shot inside Youmans’ first-floor apartment in a large wooden house at the corner of Winthrop Avenue and Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. A visiting nurse discovered the bodies after receiving no answer at the door and entering the residence; police were called about 11:30 a.m. and opened a double homicide investigation.

Authorities initially withheld specific details about the scene, including whether a weapon was recovered, and appealed to the public for information. Detectives examined surveillance video, canvassed the neighborhood and conducted numerous interviews during an investigation that continued for nearly two years.

In December 2022 the New Haven Police Department arrested 38-year-old Octavius Kindred and charged him with two counts of murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the deaths; bond was set at $2 million and a court appearance was scheduled for early January. Does anyone have information about Alfreda, Jeffery, or activity near Winthrop Avenue and Chapel Street around January 10, 2021?