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Otis Lee Powell

Case from New Haven, CT dated May 17, 2014

Victim Details

Otis Lee Powell

Male

New Haven

CT

2014-05-17

44

Otis

Lee Powell

07/17/2026

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On a spring evening in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 44-year-old Otis Lee Powell Jr. was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On May 17, 2014, at approximately 9:43 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night near 465 Winthrop Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they found Powell near the doorway of a business, TJ's Custom Designz, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pr ...
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  • NBC Connecticut: Man Shot to Death in New Haven
  • Otis Lee Powell Jr., age 44 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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