'Stray Bullet' Strikes Woman, 23, In Head On Davenport Ave. Friday: PD

NEW HAVEN, CT — A young woman standing in a Davenport Avenue doorway early Friday evening suffered a gunshot "graze" wound to her head from a stray bullet, police said.

Just before 7:30 p.m., cops got a ShotSpotter activation that sent officers to the 200-block of Davenport, according to New Haven police spokesperson Capt. Rose Dell.

When they got there, Dell said, officers found the injured 23-year-old, and she was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, which is just a few blocks away from the scene. Dell noted that the "attending physician" said the injury was not considered to be life-threatening.

Investigators spoke to witnesses, Dell said, and found spent shell casings on
Kossuth Street.

"The preliminary investigation indicates that there may have been more than one shooter," Dell said, adding that it didn't look as though the woman was targeted.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or
through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).