Christopher Jenkins was 30 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of February 11, 2017. The incident occurred near the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Captain Thomas Boulevard in West Haven after a verbal dispute that escalated into gunfire. Police responded about 2:30 a.m. and found Jenkins’ body at the scene.

West Haven police shut down parts of the intersection for several hours while they collected evidence. Authorities confirmed the shooting resulted from an altercation, but the nature of the dispute and the identities of those involved were not released. In the days after the killing there were no arrests or publicly identified suspects, and no significant breakthroughs have been reported in the years since.

Anyone who was in that area on February 11, 2017, or who has information about the altercation is asked to come forward.