Man gets 20 years in prison for role in 2019 New London shooting

Lina PortmanJune 2, 2024

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Shaquan Lee-Seales, 29, formerly of New London, was convicted on 10 counts in February after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

NEW LONDON, Conn. — A 29-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for a 2019 shooting in New London, according to a news release from the state Division of Criminal Justice.

Shaquan Lee-Seales, formerly of New London, was convicted Feb. 20 of 10 counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of complicity to attempted murder, risk of injury to a minor and incitement to injure people. said the press release.

Prosecutors said that on November 24, 2019, three individuals, later identified as Bless Seales, Sakye Reels and Kion Wilbur, covered their faces while walking near Third Avenue in New London. One of the individuals approached a building at 168 Third Avenue, suddenly turned and ran, and a surveillance camera showed a crack in the second-story street-side window, according to the release.

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The New London Police Department received a 911 call about shots fired at that residence, and police found the window broken and a projectile sitting on a closet shelf, prosecutors said.

Lee-Seales was already in jail on an unrelated matter and had been subject to a telephone and mail review, according to the release, which said a review of telephone conversations and written correspondence revealed that he had coordinated the shooting to kill his ex-girlfriend. and her new boyfriend.

The 20-year sentence was handed down in New London and will run consecutively to the prison term Lee-Seales is already serving.

“The State believes that the sentence reflects the serious and shocking nature of Mr. Seales’ conduct,” State’s Attorney Paul Narducci said in the release.

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