7th Arrest Made In Vernon Apartment Complex Brawl/Shooting Case

VERNON, CT — A New York City teen has been charged in connection with a shooting last month at the Park West apartment complex in Vernon.

Three adults and three juveniles have already been charged in connection with the incident.

Vernon police said that 18-year-old Kwame Nyarko-Attah of the Bronx was turned over to them by New York Authorities. A warrant for his arrest had been issued, police said.

Nyarko-Attah has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault and criminal liability
to commit first-degree assault.

Nyarko-Attah was held being held on a $200,000 court set bond and was to be arraigned in Rockville Superior Court, GA 19 on June 30.

The shooting took place at 4:15 p.m. on May 11 at the Park West housing complex off Terrace Drive. One man was found with several gunshot wounds.

According to case records, it was related to a brawl several days earlier.

Two rival groups of "young adults" were involved, police said.

See more on the case here.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information on the shooting is being urged to call Vernon police at 860-872-9126.