Arrest Made, Retaliation Avoided In Year-End Murder

by PAUL BASS

A combination of video evidence and investigatory interviews helped police arrest another alleged murderer — while the victim’s father helped them keep the violence from escalating.
Those were the takeaways from a press conference held Wednesday afternoon at the 1 Union Ave. police headquarters.
Officials called the press conference to announce that they have charged a 37-year New Haven man with murder and weapons offenses in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting death of 27-year-old Ernie Negroni-Feliciano on Saltonstall Avenue in Fair Haven. The arrestee, who has not entered a plea, is being held on $2 million bond.

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It was the second announced arrest in a week of a suspect in a recent murder case. A dozen friends and relatives of Negroni-Feliciano attended Wednesday’s press conference, including his father, Ernie Negroni.

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