Male, Female Teens Injured After Hartford Shooting Tuesday: Police

HARTFORD, CT — City police are investigating a shooting incident Tuesday night that sent two teens to the hospital, one with gunshot wounds, the other with an unspecified injury.

According to the Hartford Police Department, officers responded to a Shotspotter notification near 19 Ward St., finding "evidence of gunfire" upon arrival.

While police were on the scene, a 17-year-old male arrived at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

According to the HPD, Hartford Hospital later reported that a second victim was privately transported for treatment of an "injury determined not to have been caused by gunfire."

That victim, an 18-year-old female, was listed in stable condition, police said.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to call the Hartford Police Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

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