Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Attempted Murder, Home Invasion: Middletown PD
The man is accused of hitting a woman in the mouth and shooting another man in the shoulder during a domestic incident in Middletown: Police
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Hamden man faces several charges, including attempted murder and home invasion, in connection with a domestic violence incident in Middletown on Sunday night, according to police.
Middletown police responded to a home in Traverse Square around 7:50 p.m. on the report of gunshots. Arriving officers determined that the incident was domestic related and that another person inside the home had been shot during a fight, according to Middletown Police Lt. Brian Hubbs.
The gunshot victim, a 30-year-old man, left the scene before police arrived and was taken to Middlesex Hospital by a friend. He was later transferred to Hartford Hospital and was listed in stable condition for a gunshot wound to his upper left shoulder, according to Hubbs.
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Hubbs said witnesses at the scene identified the suspect as 50-year-old Husamaldin Muhammd.
Muhammd is accused of forcing his way into the home and striking a woman in the mouth. He then struck the man with a pistol before shooting him in the shoulder, Hubbs said.
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Muhammd left the home but was found at his residence on Morse Street in Hamden, according to Hubbs.
“Thanks to assistance by the Hamden Police Department, Middletown and Hamden Officers were able to surround the home and make contact with Muhammd,” Hubbs wrote in a news release.
Hubbs said Muhammd exited his home without incident and was arrested in connection with the shooting/domestic violence incident.
Muhammd was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, commission of an A/B/C felony with a firearm, first-degree assault, home invasion, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a dangerous weapon, unlawful discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree threatening and third-degree assault.
Muhammd is being held in lieu of a $750,000 bond and will be arraigned at Middletown Superior Court on Nov. 2.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Middletown Police Major Investigations Unit at 860-638-4140.
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