NEW HAVEN, CT—At around 1:30 p.m., on Oct. 24, police reported officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 200 block of Pine Street in the Fair Haven section of the city. Police said the victim, a 33-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.
Taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, his injuries were non-life-threatening.
The following day, police said the shooting was preceded by an altercation between two people who knew each other that escalated.
The case was assigned to Detective Matthew Stevens of the Major Crimes Unit.
Police said Tuesday that Stevens was able to secure an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old juvenile who is known to the victim.
The teen has been charged with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child, and carrying a pistol without a permit. He was taken into custody on Oct. 27 without incident and was assigned a $50,000 bond.
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