Crime & Safety
New Haven 16-Year-Old Charged In Connection With October Fair Haven Shooting: PD
On Oct. 24, a man was shot on Pine Street. Last week, police charged a teen with 1st-degree assault, 1st-degree reckless endangerment: PD
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.
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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.
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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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