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Shamar Willett

Case from New Haven, CT dated Dec 07, 2013

Victim Details

Shamar Willett

Male

Black / African American

New Haven

CT

2013-12-07

23

Shamar

Willett

06/30/2026

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On a Saturday afternoon in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 23-year-old Shamar Willett, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 7, 2013, police responded to a call at a second-floor residence on Harding Place around 1:30 p.m. and found Willett with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital, but medical personnel were unable to save him, and he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.

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  • New Haven Independent: "I Forgot I Had The Gun In My Hand" | New Haven Independent
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