State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice

07/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2024 14:58

Judge Sentences Syshone Joyner to 34 Years in Prison for 2021 Fatal Shooting of Jamel Delpiero Hayden in Bridgeport

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07/01/2024

Judge Sentences Syshone Joyner to 34 Years in Prison for 2021 Fatal Shooting of Jamel Delpiero Hayden in Bridgeport

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(Bridgeport, CT) - Bridgeport Judicial District State's Attorney Joseph T. Corradino today announced that Syshone Joyner, age 19, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on June 28, 2024 by the Honorable Peter McShane to 45 years in prison, execution suspended after 34 years served, followed by five years of probation, for the 2021 fatal shooting of Jamel Delpiero Hayden, age 20, on Lincoln Avenue in Bridgeport.

A Bridgeport Superior Court jury on April 12, 2024 found Joyner guilty of the crime of Manslaughter in the First Degree with a Firearm in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §53a-55(a)(1) and Carrying a Pistol without a Permit in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §29-35(a).

Evidence at trial showed Joyner and co-defendant Edwin Abrams conspired to rob the victim of $250 worth of marijuana. When the victim arrived at the designated meeting spot, Joyner pulled out a gun and shot the victim. After being shot, the victim then accelerated his vehicle and it crashed into three parks cars. Joyner and Abrams then fled. Joyner later bragged about the shooting saying, "I popped him."

During a four-day trial, a jury of five men and seven women saw surveillance footage played in court, and nearly 70 exhibits were introduced, with testimony from more than a dozen witnesses.

Senior Assistant State's Attorney Tiffany Lockshier, who prosecuted the case, urged the Court to impose the maximum sentence saying, "A clear message needs to be sent that this gun violence will not be tolerated." Senior Assistant State's Attorney Lockshier was assisted in the case by Inspector Edward Zack.