Man Assaulted, Shot At, Outside Whalley Avenue Corner Store: Police

NEW HAVEN, CT — A man told cops he was beaten with a gun and then shot at outside a Whalley Avenue convenience store at 4 a.m. Saturday, according to police spokesperson Capt. Rose Dell.

With visible injuries to his face and body, Dell said the man told officers he was outside Sam's Mart when a black truck pulled up and a number of people got out. Dell said the man reported a "heated argument and physical altercation" ensued, and he was hit with a gun and shot at.

He was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and police were told his non-life-threatening injuries were caused by the assault, not a gunshot wound, Dell said.

Investigators, who are reviewing video surveillance footage, Dell said, found a "projectile" believed to be related to the incident, but no other ballistic evidence or witnesses were located.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information
valuable to investigators are asked to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).