Stamford Police are investigating the third shooting reported on the city’s West Side in a week.
Unlike the other shootings last week, this time someone was injured.
According to police it was about 11:49 p.m. a 19-year-old Stamford man went to the Stamford Hospital emergency room suffering from a gunshot wound to his right bicep. The victim underwent surgery to remove the bullet and is expected to survive, police said.
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Police said the victim “was uncooperative and would not provide any information on the shooting.”
On Saturday, the department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation received several reports that there were several shots fired in the area of Montauk Drive at around 11:30 p.m. Friday. Police said because no one reported the gunfire when it happened, police were unable to locate a crime scene.
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In a statement, police said, “This is the third gun related shooting seen in the city within five days. The Stamford PD is urging residents that if they hear gunfire to report it to the authorities so we could promptly investigate.”
On Nov. 16, a volley of shots were fired near the intersection of West Main Street and Rose Park Avenue, with bullets striking four apartments and one vehicle. On Nov. 19, a woman’s car was struck by a bullet as she drove near the same area.
In early November, a Stamford woman was fatally shot as she stood in a parking lot chatting with friend and a man was critically injured as he walked along Myano Lane.
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