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05/31/2024
Shaquan Lee-Seales Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Accessory to Attempted Murder and Other Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New London, CT) – Paul J. Narducci, State’s Attorney for the New London Judicial District, announced that the Honorable Shari A. Murphy today sentenced Shaquan Lee-Seales, age 29, formerly of New London, to 20 years in prison for a 2019 shooting in New London.
A jury in Superior Court in New London on February 20, 2024 found Lee-Seales guilty of 10 charges, including two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, two counts of Accessory to Attempted Murder in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, Risk of Injury to a Minor in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-21(a)(1) and Inciting Injury to Persons in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-179a.
Evidence from the trial showed that three individuals, subsequently identified as Bless Seales, Sakye Reels and Kion Wilbur, had covered their faces while walking in the vicinity of Third Avenue in New London on November 24, 2019, when one of the individuals approached the building at 168 Third Ave. That individual suddenly turned and ran, and a surveillance camera depicted a crack in the second floor street-side window. The New London Police Department dispatch received a 911 call for a shot being fired into that residence, and police found the broken window and a projectile resting on a closet shelf. Lee-Seales, who was incarcerated on an unrelated matter, had been placed on phone and mail review. A review of both phone conversations and written correspondence revealed that he had orchestrated the shooting in an attempt to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
The 20-year sentence imposed today by Judge Murphy will run consecutively to the prison sentence the defendant is presently serving.
"The State believes the sentence reflects the serious and shocking nature of Mr. Seales’ conduct,” State’s Attorney Narducci said.
The New London State’s Attorney’s Office would like to thank the New London Police Department, the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the Connecticut State Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection - Division of Scientific Services for all of their work in bringing this matter to a successful conclusion. The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Stephen M. Carney, with assistance from Inspectors Robert Pickett and Stephen Burstein.