On the night of November 6, 2020, 33-year-old Allen Leeshawn Freeman of Middletown was fatally shot on Bassett Street in New Haven, between Shelton Avenue and Goodyear Street. ShotSpotter alerted police and multiple 911 callers reported a person had been shot. First responders from the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response rendered aid and transported Freeman to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The death was classed as a homicide and investigators began an extensive probe.

More than two years later, in June 2023, authorities identified and arrested 21-year-old Chamar Kelley in connection with Freeman’s killing. Kelley was in custody in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on unrelated charges when named; New Haven sought his extradition. He was charged with murder, first-degree robbery, and carrying a pistol without a permit, and a judge set bail at $1 million. Reports indicate Kelley was on probation and wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the shooting.

If anyone has information about Freeman, his movements that night, or the events on Bassett Street, please share what is known.