Crime & Safety

Danbury Police: Man Shot

Danbury Police are investigating a man shot at Beaver Street Park at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.

Danbury Police were called to Beaver Brook Street Park Tuesday at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. At the park police found a 36-year-old man lying in a pool of blood with a wound to his head. It was later determined by hospital personnel that he was shot with a small caliber bullet in his right buttock.  Witnesses in the area described a vehicle that police did later locate and the investigation is ongoing at this time.  Anyone with any information is asked to call the police tip line 203-790-8477 or 203-797-4611.

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