The shooting occurred at about 11 a.m. between Exits 3 and 5, according to the Connecticut Post.
At about 11:20 a.m., state police troopers from Troop G in Bridgeport responded to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport after hospital staff reported that a male walked into the Emergency Department with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
The male reported that the incident occurred on Route 8 southbound in the Bridgeport area, state police spokesman Kelly Grant said.
"There is no threat to the public as this does not appear to be a random act or road rage-related," Grant said.
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