Dennis Allen Paige was 21 when he was killed while walking home from his job in Hamden, Connecticut, on the night of December 8, 2019. Around 12:25 a.m. he was approached by several individuals with the intent to rob him. As he tried to flee a single, fatal shot struck him in the upper back. First responders found him on Whiting Street and he was pronounced dead at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Paige was the youngest of nine siblings; his family described him as a young man any parent would be proud of and repeatedly appealed for information. The Hamden Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit continued investigating, and a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction was raised to $50,000.

The investigation has left many questions for the community and for Paige’s family about who was responsible for the robbery and the fatal shooting. If anyone knew Dennis, saw him that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.