This Google map image of Ansonia shows Hodge Avenue as the road in the middle, where the pin has been dropped. The residential road connects with Jewett Street in the north and Platt Street to the south.
ANSONIA — Police said on Monday that a stolen car involved in a fatal shooting on Hodge Avenue has been recovered.
Presumably that vehicle — a red Chevrolet Malibu — will be scoured for evidence that could be used in the case against whoever shot and killed 30-year-old Abdul-Jalil Humphrey.
Humphrey was shot several times in a driveway on Hodge Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. on July 14.
At least two people were involved in the crime.
A suspect stole Humphrey’s car, which was recovered later in the day on Friday.
A suspect was seen driving a red Malibu just before and after the shooting. That was a stolen car, and it was recovered Monday morning (July 17).
Police are not saying where either vehicle was found.
Ansonia police Lt. Patrick Lynch said the investigation is progressing, and that video evidence of some kind has been recovered.
Police have not said what led to the shooting, such as whether Humphrey was a planned target or whether the crime was a carjacking turned deadly.
Lynch said on Monday it’s still too early in the investigation to say.
“The case is going as well as can be expected. We have very strong leads we are following,” Lynch said.
Humphrey was an Ansonia resident. He didn’t live at the address where he died, but did have a connection to the property. Police did not want to elaborate, citing the integrity of the homicide investigation.
Ansonia police can be reached at (203) 735‑1885 and the department has an anonymous tip line.
Humphrey’s publicly-accessible Facebook page shows a man with a sense of humor who was proud of his kids. There are photos of his children, along with memes about the normal difficulties of navigating relationships. He was also a video-game streamer, one of the thousands of people live-streaming the popular ‘Call of Duty’ franchise.
Social media posts from people who knew him indicate he went to Ansonia High School when he was younger, where he was nicknamed ‘J‑Tunez.’
Humphrey didn’t have it easy growing up, but was making strides, according to social media posts from people who knew him.
Click here and here for previous Valley Indy stories on this crime.
