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Heriberto Cotto

Death by Force
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On the evening of Christmas Eve in 2024, a dispute in a New Haven, Connecticut neighborhood escalated to a fatal conclusion. Heriberto Cotto, a 43-year-old Hispanic male, was shot and killed following a heated argument. The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. in the vicinity of Edgewood Avenue and Beers Street. First responders arrived to find Cotto unresponsive with gunshot wounds. He was quickly transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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    Victim Details

    Heriberto Cotto

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    New Haven

    CT

    2024-12-24

    43

    Heriberto

    Cotto

    11/05/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
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    12/26/2024
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    12/25/2024
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