Crime & Safety

UPDATE: New Haven Man, 42, Shot, Killed Thursday Morning In West River Neighborhood: NHPD

Called to Derby Avenue at 10:30 a.m., PD said the man suffered critical injuries, but an hour later: "This is now a homicide investigation."

Thursday morning in the 100 block of Derby Avenue a 42-year-old New Haven man was shot and killed.
Thursday morning in the 100 block of Derby Avenue a 42-year-old New Haven man was shot and killed. (NHPD/Officer Christian Bruckhart)

NEW HAVEN, CT — "This is now a homicide investigation," police said at 11:37 a.m.

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New Haven police responded to the 100-block section of Derby Avenue for a gunshot victim, the department posted to "X," Thursday morning.

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Police spokesperson Offcier Christian Bruckhart said the call came in at 10:29 a.m.

The victim is a 42-year-old New Haven man whose injuries are "critical/life-threatening," police said.

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