Jeremiah Johnson

In the quiet, snow-covered landscape near the entrance of East Rock Park in New Haven, Connecticut, the body of 32-year-old Jeremiah Johnson, a Black male, was discovered on December 15, 2007. A passing motorist alerted two police officers on Orange Street to what appeared to be a body in the snow on Farnam Drive, near the Hamden town line. Upon investigation, the officers found Johnson face down, having sustained gunshot wounds to his head and back. The initial investigation did not determine w ...