Man Facing 7 Charges After Pointing Gun In West Hartford: Cops

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A Friday evening gun incident in West Hartford has left a man in custody on a half-million-dollar bond, police said.

At 5:21 p.m., West Hartford police officers were dispatched to the area of 127 Hillcrest Ave. for a fight that involved a person pointing a handgun, according to a report.

The person identified as the aggressor — 42-year-old Hartford resident Bobby Boyd — was taken into custody, police said. Boyd is accused of pointing a gun at another person, police said.

A search of the area resulted in the recovery of a handgun and a baseball bat, police said.

Boyd was charged with:

• Breach of peace
• Criminal possession of firearm
• Carrying a pistol without a permit
• First-degree reckless endangerment
• Risk of injury to minor
• First-degree threatening
• Second-degree threatening

Boyd was being held Friday night on a $500,000 surety bond, police said.

Police said the case remains an "open and active investigation" and anyone with information can call the routine WHPD line at 860-523-5203 or through the an anonymous tip line 860-570-8969. A confidential tip line is available at whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov.