A dispute at a Carmel Street tattoo party saw a 27-year-old New Havener allegedly shoot and kill 45-year-old Gregory Perez — before wracking up a handful of other warrants and fleeing to Boston, where city cops ultimately found him a year later and arrested him for murder.
Police Chief Karl Jacobson and Asst. Chief David Zannelli described that homicide arrest during a Wednesday afternoon press conference held on the third floor of 1 Union Ave.
The arrest stems from the Jan. 5, 2024, fatal shooting of Perez, who police said was hosting a tattoo party at his Carmel Street home at the time.
Jacobson and Zannelli said that the man whom police believe pulled the trigger was there to get a tattoo. They said that the 27-year-old, who is now 29, wound up shooting and killing Perez…