Crime & Safety
8-Year-Old Boy Shot, Dies In New Haven [UPDATE]
A child died Thursday night in what is believed to be an accidental shooting.
NEW HAVEN, CT — An 8-year-old suffered a gunshot wound inside a home and later died, according to police. Police were called to the 630 Howard Ave. home around 10:40 p.m. Thursday.
Emergency responders treated the boy who had suffered a gunshot to the head, according to a police statement. He was then taken to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
Police seized a loaded firearm from the home. The state Department of Children and Families and Yale Child Study Center were notified of the incident. A Yale Child Study clinician responded to the hospital to speak with the family, according to police.
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Police say initial an investigation shows the death was accidental.
New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes said in a statement: “We mourn the tragic loss of such a young member of our community. We ask the community to join us in keeping the family in our thoughts and prayers during this time of unimaginable loss, pain, and grief.”
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call police at 203-946-6304.
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