Crime & Safety

West Haven Man Critically Injured In Shooting: New Haven Police

Police said the man who was involved in a crash in New Haven was a gunshot victim.

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Police ask 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 ask 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 — Shortly before midnight Thursday, police were called to a reported car crash in Fair Haven.

When cops got to the area of Grand Avenue and Fillmore Street, they found that a car had hit two parked vehicles, and the driver of the car "unresponsive," police said.

They discovered that the man, a 45-year-old from West Haven, was suffering from a gunshot wound, according to police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart.

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Taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment, Bruckhart said the man's condition is critical.

Police ask 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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