The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11, in Hartford County, in the 130 to 150 block of Brookline Avenue in Bloomfield, for a report of multiple gunshots in the area.
According to Captain Stephen Hajdasz, of the Bloomfield Police, officers arriving located a 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the torso and legs.
The unidentified man was transported by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital.
While on scene officers received information that a 27-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest had been driven to Saint Francis Hospital by acquaintances, Hajdasz said.
The victim’s wounds are believed to be non-life-threatening at this time, he added.
Preliminary information indicates that the victims were assaulted during a dispute involving three to five suspects, police said.
The BPD Detective Unit is investigating the crime.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Bloomfield Police Department, 860-242-5501.
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