In the early hours of New Year’s Day 2023, a shooting on Route 15 in Hamden near exit 60 left two young men dead. Qualon Wilkes, 22, a Bridgeport resident and substitute teacher for Bridgeport Public Schools, was a passenger in a vehicle that was shot at about 2:23 a.m. The car’s driver, 23-year-old Adrian Lopez of Bridgeport, was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilkes was critically injured, taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, and died of his injuries on January 5, 2023.

Two other passengers in the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and no injuries, respectively. Both Wilkes and Lopez had been standout basketball players at Bassick High School, and family members described Wilkes as a positive influence and a mentor to students who was dedicated to work, education, and family. The Central District Major Crime Squad is investigating; authorities have asked the public, especially drivers with dashcam footage from the area and time, to come forward.

Does anyone have dashcam or other information from Route 15 near exit 60 around 2:23 a.m. on January 1, 2023?