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21-Year-Old Hospitalized After CT Shooting; Police Asking For Tips 21-Year-Old Hospitalized After CT Shooting; Police Asking For Tips
21-Year-Old Hospitalized After CT Shooting; Police Asking For Tips Police are asking for information after a 21-year-old man was dropped off at a Connecticut hospital with a gunshot wound earlier this week.  Waterbury Police say the victim was dropped off at the Waterbury Hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg on Monday night, March 3. He is expected to recover, with medical staff calling the injury non-life-threatening. The victim told authorities the shooting happened outside near Bucks Hill Road. Officers have not said if they believe the victim was targeted or if there is a suspect at large. Waterbury detectives urge anyone with information to …

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by Josh Lanier
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Nighttime Shooting Rattles CT Community, Sends 1 Person To Hospital Nighttime Shooting Rattles CT Community, Sends 1 Person To Hospital
Nighttime Shooting Rattles CT Community, Sends 1 Person To Hospital Police in Connecticut are investigating a late-evening shooting that sent one person to the hospital and damaged a car. The shooting happened around 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, on Sandy Lane in Norwich, police said. Norwich police responded to reports of gunfire. They found a victim bleeding from a gunshot wound and a car with at least one bullet hole, authorities said. Paramedics rushed the victim to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Based on their initial investigation, police believe the victim was targeted, and there is no ongoing threat to the community, authoritie…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Teen Undergoes Emergency Surgery In Third Shooting In 3 Days CT Teen Undergoes Emergency Surgery In Third Shooting In 3 Days
CT Teen Undergoes Emergency Surgery In Third Shooting In 3 Days A 17-year-old Connecticut boy is recuperating after undergoing emergency surgery following a shooting on Tuesday, Sept. 3. It was the third shooting in New Haven this week, police said.  Officers received a ShotSpotter alert around 5:45 p.m. near Sherman and Edgewood Avenues, where they found the boy suffering from a bullet wound, New Haven police said.  Paramedics rushed the teen to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where doctors performed emergency surgery to save his life. He was listed in stable condition on Wednesday.  It's been a busy week for New Haven police who have wor…

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by Josh Lanier
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Shooting At CT Apartment Complex Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded Shooting At CT Apartment Complex Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded
Shooting At CT Apartment Complex Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded A shooting at a Connecticut apartment complex has left one man dead and another wounded. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:20 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, in Waterbury at 47 Armand Drive. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, a report of gunshots sent officers to an apartment complex where they found a 65-year-old man injured inside his unit. A second victim, a 73-year-old Waterbury man, was found dead in the common area of the building, Bessette said. Bessette said a preliminary investigation indicated that the victim was initially shot in the parking lot by…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Deaths Of 2 CT Men Found In Burning Vehicle Ruled Homicides Deaths Of 2 CT Men Found In Burning Vehicle Ruled Homicides
Deaths Of 2 CT Men Found In Burning Vehicle Ruled Homicides Two deaths of two Connecticut men who were found in a burning car in May have been deemed homicides by the state Medical Examiner's Office. Related: IDs Released For 2 Bodies Found In Burned Vehicle In Oxford The two men, David J. Rivera, age 36, and Carlos O. Calderon, age 39, both of Hartford, were found in New Haven County around 4:10 a.m., Thursday, May 30, on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford. According to the Connecticut State Police, the fire was extinguished by fire personnel, at which point it was discovered the two dead men were inside. Shortly after the incident, the medic…

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by Kathy Reakes