Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Child, 10, Hurt In Congress St. Shots-Fired Call Tuesday: PD
New Haven police tweeted on "X," that a 911 call about a 'shots-fired' incident left a child injured, but it's "unclear" if by a bullet.

NEW HAVEN, CT — An overnight shots-fired report Tuesday left one injured, New Haven police said. It was around 2:45 a.m., that police received a call about gunshots on Congress Avenue, officials posted to "X."
"It appears that a house was struck," by gunfire, police noted. "The victim was inside and then stepped on glass, causing injuries to his feet."
Later Tuesday, Police Chief Karl Jacobson said there were a total of six shots fired near Congress and Redfield Street and a house nearby was struck, with a sleeping mother and child inside. At a news conference on another incident, Jacobson said the child had cuts on their feet, but it wasn't confirmed if that was a result of broken glass shattered by a bullet or a bullet itself.
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For the shots fired call on Congress Avenue this morning, it appears that a house was struck. The victim was inside and then stepped on glass, causing injuries to his feet.
— New Haven Police Department (@NHPDnews) August 6, 2024
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