Wilberto Millet, 19, was found dead in the back seat of a car on Terrace Avenue near Glad Street in West Haven in the late hours of February 19, 2025. Police responding to a 911 call discovered him unresponsive at about 11:40 p.m.; he had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people were reported to have been in the vehicle at the time.

Originally from Bridgeport and recently living in Waterbury after a move from West Haven, Millet graduated from West Haven High School in 2024 and had trained as an amateur boxer for eight years at Ring One in New Haven. Family and friends held a vigil outside his gym, remembering him as a loving, caring young man with goals and dreams.

The West Haven Police Department opened an active investigation. Reports have mentioned the shooting as possibly accidental or self-inflicted, but detectives were working to confirm circumstances and the state medical examiner had not yet released an official cause and manner of death as of late February 2025. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. If anyone knew Wilberto or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.