Darrin Norris Winfrey, a 28-year-old Black man from New Haven, Connecticut, was fatally shot on the night of October 23, 2017. A patrol officer heard a gunshot about 11:30 p.m.; Winfrey was found on Richard Street about a block from Poplar Street with a gunshot wound and taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died.

In the early phase of the investigation police had no suspects, no description of an assailant and no information about any vehicle that might have been involved. Authorities appealed to the public for tips. Family members described Winfrey as a good person and a good father.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved; investigators continue to seek information that could lead to a resolution. If anyone has information about Winfrey’s movements that night or saw suspicious activity near Poplar Street and Richard Street, please come forward.