Stratford Man Killed In Shooting In Ansonia: Police

STRATFORD, CT — A 20-year-old Stratford man was killed in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Ansonia, according to police.

Ansonia police received a 911 call around 12:50 p.m. from a man who said he was on Main Street near Kingston Drive and his friend had been shot.

Responding officers found a silver Honda and the passenger was suffering from a gunshot wound, according to police.

The officers provided first aid until an ambulance arrived and took the victim to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said.

An investigation found that the shooting happened on Hubbell Avenue near Sixth Street.

“It was also learned that the shooting happened during an attempted drug purchase where the suspect fired into the Honda striking the victim,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “The Honda then fled the scene before stopping on Main Street and calling 911.”

Police didn’t immediately release the victim’s identity.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 here.