On a Tuesday afternoon in Ledyard, Connecticut, on November 2, 2021, the life of 27-year-old Malik S. Nunn was tragically cut short. Just before 2:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on Robin Lane. Upon arrival, they found Nunn in the road with a gunshot wound to his head. He was rushed to William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich and later transferred to Hartford Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Black/African American male's death was ruled a homicide.
The investigation quickly led authorities to identify a suspect: 34-year-old Steward Holeman. An active arrest warrant for murder was issued for Holeman, who was last seen in New London on the afternoon of the shooting. Police described him as being 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, with distinctive tattoos, including two teardrops near his right eye and tattoos on both sides of his neck. Authorities warned that he should be considered armed and dangerous. The shooting was reported to have followed an argument between Holeman and Nunn.
After a manhunt that lasted two months, the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended Steward Holeman in Jonesboro, Georgia. He was subsequently extradited back to Connecticut in January 2022 to face charges of murder, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit. In March 2024, Holeman entered a guilty plea to the charges of murder and criminal possession of a pistol/revolver. He was later sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder charge and 10 years for the weapons charge. He is currently incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional Institution.
