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Ronald Wayne Matheney

Case from New Haven, CT dated Jan 02, 2018

Victim Details

Ronald Wayne Matheney

Male

Black / African American

New Haven

CT

2018-01-02

37

Ronald

Wayne Matheney

06/24/2026

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On a cold January night in 2018, the life of Ronald Wayne Matheney, a 37-year-old Black / African American man from Hamden, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 2nd, police were called to Wadley Street in New Haven to investigate reports of a shooting. Arriving at the scene around 10:45 p.m., they discovered two men inside a parked car, both suffering from gunshot wounds.

Matheney, who was in the driver's seat, had been shot multiple times. The passenger, ident ...
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  • NECN: One Dead, One Critically Injured in New Haven Shooting
  • Man Shot Dead - New Haven Independent
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