Update: A man who was found dead in his New Haven home early Wednesday morning had been shot and his death has been ruled a homicide, according to police. Police have identified the man as 57-year-old Russell McKenzie, of New Haven. Find the original story below.
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 57-year-old man in New Haven early Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to Walnut Street, near East Street, around 1:14 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a report of a shooting and found the woman who called police outside.
She was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital as a precaution because she was distraught and she was having difficulty breathing, police said.
Emergency medical crews also responded and pronounced a 57-year-old man dead. Police said he lived in the apartment.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded and removed the man’s body.
Police said they are treating the man’s death as a suspicious death pending the results of an autopsy.
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Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
