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Eddie Harp, 24, was shot while driving near Saint Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, in the early morning of October 14, 1992. Around 2:10 a.m. he had just left the hospital after visiting a friend who worked there. Multiple rounds struck his station wagon; he was found unconscious with three gunshot wounds, including one to the head, and died about six hours later at the hospital.

Investigators focused on a local narcotics group called Red Line, reportedly named for red bags used to package drugs. Tensions between Red Line and associates of Harp’s friend Steven Gary led police to suspect Harp was targeted because of that connection. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Maleek Jones; a cooperator, Tyrone Spears, testified that Jones, Spears and a man known as Pepper (Gene John) lay in wait armed with .357 revolvers and opened fire as Harp’s car left the driveway.

Jones was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to 65 years. The case later drew attention because the only neutral eyewitness consistently described seeing two shooters whose descriptions did not match Jones. Does anyone have information about that night or about other witnesses who saw activity near the hospital?