New Haven Police open an internal investigation after Black businessman is punched by white officer Police responded to the building after a call from the suspect, claiming he was being harassed about the eviction by building management. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 5:17 PM EST February 3, 2021 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The New Haven Police Department has opened a use of force investigation following an incident Friday afternoon in which a White police officer punched, and pepper-sprayed a Black New Haven businessman, who was being evicted from a downtown office building. New Haven police body camera footage shows officers trying to handcuff 52-year-old Shawn Marshall inside the building lobby after he refused to leave following over an hour of negotiating after he was being evicted.