Thomas Hart, 28, was shot and killed on May 21, 2019, on Congress Avenue near Redfield Street in New Haven. Officers responded to 911 calls and a ShotSpotter alert and found Hart with a gunshot wound to the torso; he was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and pronounced dead. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot that perforated his lung.

Police identified and arrested 32-year-old James Tobin of Seymour. Court documents and Tobin’s own confession say the encounter began as a Facebook-arranged drug deal for marijuana in a parking lot on Bond Avenue. Tobin told investigators he was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by Hart and three others, fired once, then chased the group in his truck and fired three more shots on Congress Avenue. Surveillance footage and a tip from a man who said he was shot at by a pickup truck helped lead police to Tobin.

Hart, known as LT to friends and family, was remembered as a loving uncle with a great sense of humor. Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Hart and can help fill in what happened?