NEW HAVEN, CT—Update, 12 p.m.: Mayor Justin Elicker's office confirmed remarks the city's top official shared on the "incident" on Whitney Avenue Wednesday morning.
According to Elicker, a person was stabbing themselves, and a Yale police officer discharged a weapon. Elicker said the person is in critical condition at Yale New Haven Hospital, adding he believes their injuries are from stab wounds.
Yale communications director Karen Peart said a statement from YPD is forthcoming.
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Update: New Haven police have confirmed that the Yale Police Department is the lead on the investigation. Patch has reached out for more information.
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According to a Yale alert issued around 9:40 a.m., New Haven police were "responding to an incident in the area of 205 Whitney Ave."
"There is no threat to the community at this time," the alert reads.
Mayor Justin Elicker canceled a major news briefing on the completion of construction on the Lower State Street Redesign Project as a result of the "incident" on Whitney Avenue, his spokesperson confirmed. That press conference was slated to have involved city and state officials and elected leaders.
Whitney Avenue is closed at Sachem and Humphrey streets. Both traffic and surrounding building access will be affected, according to Yale Public Safety.
The incident happened near the New Haven Yale Club.
Officials ask people to avoid the area while police investigate.
Patch has reached out to the police for more information.
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