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New Haven police investigating homicide

The victim was found behind a business on Sargent Drive
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New Haven homicide investigation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven police are investigating a homicide Sunday. 

Police said the victim is an adult male who was found in a parking lot several hundred feet behind a business near 301 Sargent Drive.

The man was identified as 29-year-old Joel Price of Oyster Bay, New York. 

Emergency crews were called to the scene at 6:22 a.m., for a report of an unresponsive person and found a gunshot victim in a commercial parking lot. Price was pronounced deceased on the scene.

Police said that NHPD Major Crimes detectives, NHPD Bureau of Identification forensic detectives, and personnel from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the location. Medical Examiner personnel removed the victim. Crime scene detectives remained on the scene during the day.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304. Callers may remain anonymous or submit tips anonymously by calling 1-866-888-TIPS (1-866-888-8477). Tips can also be texted. Text “NHPD” plus your message to short code 274637 (CRIMES).

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