New Haven 16-Year-Old Boy Shot Late Monday Night: NHPD

NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven teen was shot and wounded late Monday night, police said.

The New Haven Police Department posted on "X" that it was just before 11:30 p.m. when officers were called to the area of Elm and Winthrop streets for a report of a "person shot."

Officers found a 16-year-old boy who had suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where his injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening, police said.

According to police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart, the teen was also found to have a pistol, "although the wound did not appear to be self-inflicted."

The teen told cops he was "riding his bicycle on Winthrop Avenue when he saw an unknown male walking on the sidewalk and heard gunshots."

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