Norwich man charged in New London bar shooting
New London — Police have arrested a 24-year-old Norwich man in connection with a shooting inside a Bank Street bar earlier this year that left a man with multiple gunshot wounds.
Anderson Fleurymond-Amy, with a last known address on Golden Street in Norwich, was one of two men who police say walked into the Favorites Bistro Bar at 90 Bank St. on the evening of Jan. 30 and attacked and shot a patron there. Police said it was a targeted attack.
Fleurymond-Amy, identified by police as the one who fired at least three shots at the 27-year-old male victim, is charged with first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm and four counts of reckless endangerment. He remains held on a $375,000 bond.
The shooting occurred at 8:55 p.m. Jan. 30 when, police said, Fleurymond-Amy and another, unidentified man entered the bar and confronted the victim. A fight ensued and police said surveillance footage from inside the bar shows the victim fought back and overtook Fleurymond-Amy, falling with him into one of the booths in the restaurant's dining area. Patrons in the restaurant, meanwhile, ran and ducked for cover as shots rang out.
At one point, police said, Fleurymond-Amy can be seen racking the slide on his handgun and firing at least three times at the victim, who ran out the back of the restaurant after being shot.
Police arrived to find the victim had been shot multiple times and had suffered gunshot wounds in both legs. Police found three empty 9 mm bullet casings and another live round on the floor.
In the application for the arrest warrant, New London police Detective Heriberto Rivera, the lead investigator in the case, detailed the investigation that led to Fleurymond-Amy's March 17 arrest. Police, using city surveillance camera footage, immediately identified the getaway vehicle as a black 2005 Infiniti FX35. They used software to zoom in on the face of the driver as the car was stopped at a stoplight on Bank Street, police reports show.
Police issued an alert to area departments to be on the lookout for the car. On Jan. 31, Montville police contacted New London police with a possible location of the suspect's car. One of Montville's police license plate reader cameras had identified the vehicle's owner as 61-year-old Bernadin Amy, a resident of 49 Sandy Lane in Norwich. The information was relayed to Norwich police, who stopped the vehicle on Boswell Avenue and spoke to Amy.
Amy, police said, revealed his son had borrowed his car on the night of the shooting. Police said Amy was also able to identify his son in photographs as the man driving the vehicle on the night of the shooting. Police said they tried to locate Fleurymond-Amy at 46 Golden St. in Norwich but were told by his sister that he no longer lived there.
It is unclear from police reports where Fleurymond-Amy was found. Police declined to comment on the case.
The second suspect has not been publicly identified by police.
Police have not identified the victim of the shooting, who was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Police said the victim said he did not know who shot him and told police, 'I don't want to talk to any detective,' the arrest warrant states.
The case remains under investigation. Fleurymond-Amy is due back in New London Superior Court on April 22. Police said Fleurymond-Amy has been arrested in the past on charges that include third-degree robbery, third-degree assault and conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny.
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