Suspect Fires Multiple Rounds Into Car, Teen Injured: Middletown PD

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Police say they are investigating a shooting on Ferry Street from late Friday.

Police said at 10:25 p.m. Friday, police responded to the area of 50-60 Ferry Street for a shooting. Officers found a number of spent shell casings and a fired bullet, but no one appeared to be injured, police said.

A short time later, officers were called to the area of Flower Street for a shooting victim, police said. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old teen with a wound to his right knee, police said. The victim was subsequently transported to the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain for non-life threatening injuries, police said.

"The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and two other teenage males were driving in the area of Ferry Street when an unknown suspect fired multiple rounds at the Nissan Sentra they were in," police said in a news release. "The victims left the area and drove to Flower Street where it was determined the vehicle was struck by multiple bullets. The victim’s names are not being released at this time."

The Middletown Police Major Investigations Unit is actively working on this investigation. Police are requesting that anyone with photos, surveillance footage, or information on the identity of the suspect to contact Major Investigations at 860-638-4140.