On Saturday morning, December 21, 2019, 23-year-old Edward Boo David Hallett, a Black/African American man, was shot near 88 Daggett Street in New Haven, Connecticut. First responders found him at the scene and he was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died of his wounds. Edward was born in Trenton, New Jersey, moved to New Haven at age five, and attended New Haven schools. He is survived by his mother, siblings, and a large extended family who remembered him as a loving individual.

The New Haven Police Department opened an investigation and said it had received numerous leads and would maintain a strong presence to discourage retaliatory violence. A vigil for Hallett was held at the shooting site on December 28; a nearby shooting during that event injured one person. No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported in the homicide of Edward Boo David Hallett.

If anyone knew Edward, saw activity around 88 Daggett Street on December 21, 2019, or has information that could help, please come forward.