Man Shot To Death In West Haven; Police Make Arrest

According to courant.com, A teenager has been charged by West Haven Police for shooting and killing a man. According to police, they were contacted about a likely hit-and-run incident at the Noble Street and Peck Avenue intersection right after 11 am. Police then responded to the scene and found a man was shot. The man that was shot was Lester McClease, 27, who lived on Blohm Street in West Haven. McClease was shot in the leg and head. He was then transported to Yale New Haven Hospital, where is later pronounced dead. The man that allegedly shot and killed McClease was Joseph Vreeland, 19, who lives on Contract Drive in West Haven. Vreeland was arrested by police about three hours after the shooting at a house on Dana Street. Police believe that these two men were in an argument, that ended with McClease getting shot by Vreeland. Vreeland has charged by the West Haven Police for second-degree murder, possession of marijuana, and possession with intent to sell. Vreeland is now being held on $250,000 bail. Police are still investigating what happened between the two men, that led to the shooting.