West Haven

Man killed in stabbing at West Haven bar

NBC Connecticut

A man has died after a fight led to a stabbing at a bar in West Haven early Saturday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody.

Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a stabbing at The Muzeum Bar in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue around 2 a.m.

Once in the area, police said they found a man who appeared to have a stab wound to the front of his body.

Emergency crews rendered aid and he was transported to the hospital. The man was later pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.

It is believed that there was a fight inside of the bar between the suspect and the man who was stabbed.

Police said the suspect, later identified as 49-year-old Omoyeni Frank, left in a vehicle heading northbound on Campbell Avenue.

Later Saturday, police said they had Frank in custody. He was charged with murder and is being held on $2 million bond. Frank is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

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