Late Wednesday Night Shooting Outside Orchard Street Bodega Sees 17-Year-Old Charged: NHPD

NEW HAVEN, CT—A ShotSpotter activation sent cops to an Orchard Street bodega late Wednesday night, but when they got there, they did not find a shooting victim, nor did any arrive at a local hospital.

It was around 10 p.m. when cops were called to the A to Z Deli at 738 Orchard. After a brief investigation, police learned that an "altercation" between several people occurred outside the store and that a 17-year-old New Haven boy "pulled out a firearm and fired a round at another person," police said.

"Officers were able to locate the juvenile at his residence nearby, where he was found attempting to hide in his bed with a second 17-year-old juvenile male," police said in a post on "X."

The teen was taken into custody and charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, carrying a pistol without a permit, carrying a firearm without a serial number, and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

The second juvenile was found to have an arrest warrant for failure to appear stemming from a stolen vehicle, police said.

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