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Russell McKenzie

Case from New Haven, CT dated Dec 04, 2024

Victim Details

Russell McKenzie

Male

Black / African American

New Haven

CT

2024-12-04

57

Russell

McKenzie

07/05/2026

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In the early hours of a December morning, the life of 57-year-old Russell McKenzie, a Black male, was tragically cut short in his New Haven, Connecticut apartment. Police were dispatched to his Walnut Street residence near East Street around 1:15 a.m. on December 4, 2024, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a woman outside who was extremely distraught and having difficulty breathing; she was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital as a precaution. Inside the apartment, emergency medica ...
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  • https://www.wfsb.com: Man’s death in New Haven apartment now classified as homicide
  • New Haven Register: New Haven police investigating 'suspicious' death after shooting on Walnut Street
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