Crime & Safety

Hamden Man, 32, Shot On Maltby Place Sunday Night By Person 'Known' To Him: NHPD

Just after 8:30 p.m., 911 calls, Shotspotter alert brought cops to Fair Haven where a man suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wound: NHPD.

Police asked that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
Police asked that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477). (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

NEW HAVEN, CT — It was just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, when a Shotspotter notification and 911 calls reporting a person had been shot led officers to Maltby Place, New Haven police posted to "X."

When cops got to the Fair Haven incident site, they located the victim, a 32-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound, police said.

The Hamden man was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment, where his injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening, police noted.

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"It appears the victim and suspect are known to each other and this was a targeted shooting," according to police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart.

Police asked that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).

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