In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, a violent encounter on a Connecticut highway ended the life of Qualon Wilkes, a 22-year-old Black / African American man. Wilkes, a resident of Bridgeport, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Route 15 in Hamden when the shooting occurred at approximately 2:23 a.m. near exit 60. The gunfire also claimed the life of the car's driver, 23-year-old Adrian Lopez of Bridgeport, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
First responders arrived to find
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