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Maleak Sweets

Case from New Haven, CT dated Jan 29, 2024

Victim Details

Maleak Sweets

Male

Black / African American

New Haven

CT

2024-01-29

16

Maleak

Sweets

07/18/2026

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In the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 16-year-old Maleak Sweets, a Black/African American male, was cut tragically short on the evening of January 29, 2024. Around 7:30 p.m., the city's ShotSpotter system detected the sound of gunfire in the vicinity of the 200 block of Newhall Street, prompting a police response. First responders discovered Sweets on the sidewalk, having sustained a gunshot wound. He was swiftly transported to Yale New Haven Hospital, but his i ...
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  • NECN: 16-year-old killed in shooting in New Haven, Conn.
  • https://www.wfsb.com: Teen shot dead on Newhall Street in New Haven
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    It's so tragic to see another young life cut short so violently. I can't imagine what Maleak's famil... ...Read More
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