18-Year-Old Shot After Sunday Orchard Street Argument: Police

NEW HAVEN, CT — Patrol officers responded Sunday just before 6 p.m. to the 600 block of Orchard Street for a ShotSpotter alert.

"With assistance from the community, officers determined that there was an argument between two men just prior to the gunshots," police said. "Several minutes later, officers located a shooting victim in the area of Dixwell Avenue and Charles Street."

The victim, an 18-year-old from New Haven, was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital, where his injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening, cops said.

Police ask that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators call detectives at 203–946–6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line 866–888–8477.