Teen Girl Shot In Berlin: Police

BERLIN, CT — A teenage girl in Berlin was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after being shot in the abdomen, Berlin police said Monday morning.

According to the Berlin Police Department, officers at 9:17 p.m. were called by a resident near 292 Deming Road reporting a gunshot outside their home.

"When officers responded to the scene the suspect and victim had both left the area," wrote the BPD.

Shortly thereafter, a 17-year-old female was at the emergency room at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.

Police said she had a "non-life threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen that had occurred in Berlin."

Police are still investigating the incident and, they said, evidence has been recovered at the shooting scene.

Anyone with information related to this shooting is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Scott Schreiner at 860-828-7081 or email at sschreiner@berlinpd.org.