DNA of bank robbery suspect linked to New Haven murder
NEW HAVEN, Conn. --New Haven police say a man being held for a Stafford bank robbery has been linked by DNA to a January homicide.
A judge has signed a murder warrant for 32-year-old Antwan Byrd of Hartford in connection with the Jan. 17 killing of 31-year-old Lavias Phillips.
Byrd has been in custody since Jan. 23, six days after Phillips was shot to death in New Haven.
Police say Byrd and a second man held up a Workers' Federal Credit Union in Stafford the day he was arrested.
After Byrd's arrest, police got a DNA sample to test against evidence collected at the murder scene.
Byrd's bail has been set at an additional $1 million.
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Information from: New Haven Register, http://www.nhregister.com 