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On September 19, 2024, at approximately 4:58 p.m., Connecticut State Police Sergeant Colin Richter, New Haven Police Sergeant Francisco Sanchez, and New Haven Police Officer Michael Valente, all members of the Violent Crime Task Force (Task Force), fired their department-issued handguns, striking and killing Jebrell Conley. As required by statute, the
Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated this incident. The results of that investigation are summarized in this report.
More specifically, on September 19, 2024, the Task Force learned that Jebrell Conley had an outstanding warrant for his arrest on federal robbery and firearm charges. The indictment arose out of a shooting and robbery incident in Hamden.
At approximately 5:00 p.m., the Task Force received information that Conley was near Ella Grasso Boulevard driving a black Hyundai Tucson with New Jersey registration plate Y40-SND. Some members of the Task Force had prior knowledge of Conley from previous interactions with him. A license plate reader device indicated that the Hyundai Tucson was at or near the Splash Car Wash on 2 Boston Post Road, West Haven in an outdoor bay area where customers use vacuums to clean their cars.
At the car wash, Task Force officers observed Conley standing outside of the Hyundai Tucson. The officers approached and attempted to block in the vehicle using their Task Force vehicles. Conley spotted the officers and entered the Hyundai Tucson. After officers approached the vehicle on foot to apprehend Conley, and while they were attempting to remove him from the vehicle, Conley fired one round that shattered its front driver side window. Three police officers, Sergeant Colin Richter, Sergeant Francisco Sanchez, and Officer Michael Valente fired their department-issued handguns at Conley. Multiple rounds struck Conley who fell out of the Hyundai Tucson onto the parking lot. Officers swiftly provided Conley medical aid. He was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced
deceased. Officers recovered a handgun, with a high-capacity magazine, from the area where Conley had fallen from the vehicle. The handgun had jammed after firing one round, thereby preventing Conley from firing additional rounds at the officers.
After reviewing the facts revealed by my office’s investigation of this incident, I have determined that Sergeant Richter, Sergeant Sanchez and Officer Valente each honestly and sincerely believed that Jebrell Conley was attempting to kill or inflict serious physical harm on themselves and/or other officers at the scene. They also sincerely and honestly believed that it
was necessary to use deadly physical force to protect themselves and their fellow officers from serious physical injury or death. Under the totality of the circumstances, the officers’ beliefs were reasonable. Accordingly, their use of deadly physical force was legally justified.
Check website www.onscenemediact.com for full investigative report from CT Inspector Generals Office.
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