Dontae Quay Quay Myers

Death by Force

On the first day of the new year, a family's nightmare was tragically revisited on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut. Dontae Quay Quay Myers, a 23-year-old Black / African American man, became the city's first homicide victim of 2023. In the mid-afternoon of January 1st, the sound of gunfire pierced the air on Grand Avenue, between Poplar Street and Blatchley Avenue. When police arrived around 3:15 p.m., they found Dontae suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to Yale New Haven Hospita ...Read More

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