With occasional tears and looks off into the distance, employees of the downtown Devil’s Gear Bike Shop remembered Mitchell Dubey Friday as a vegan, straight-edge, punk rocker who was a big-hearted figure at the hub of New Haven’s cycling community. The 23-year-old bike mechanic and musician was shot dead in his apartment the night before. 

Dubey worked at the Pitkin Plaza bike shop for the past three years.

When not fixing people’s bikes at the busy downtown shop, Dubey was also a musician, helping his friends in the Flaming Tsunamis finish a recording.

Police said someone broke into Dubey’s home at 29 Bassett St. at 10:02 p.m. The person shot him in the chest. Dubey died later in the hospital. He shared an apartment with some college students. Police noted that Dubey had no criminal history. The police department’s Major Crimes and Robbery units have launched a homicide investigation.

News of the homicide traveled fast overnight among New Haven’s active cycling community.  No one could imagine why someone would hurt him. He was known as a friendly, vegan, straight-edge musician who was part of a community that held underground shows in New Haven.

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