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May 31, 2023 – NEW HAVEN POLICE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE
SHOOTING ON GEORGE STREET THAT LEAVES TWO INJURED
New Haven, CT – Last night at around 8:30 pm, officers were alerted through ShotSpotter to
nine rounds of gunfire in the area of 800 George Street. Shortly thereafter, NHPD dispatch
received a call that two individuals had arrived at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Chapel Street
with gunshot wounds. The victims were dropped off in a vehicle that was no longer at the
hospital. One of the victims suffered a non-life-threatening graze wound while the other had
serious injuries but is in stable condition.
Officers located a crime scene in the area of 800 George Street where they found nine fired
cartridge casings and a handgun with an obliterated serial number hidden under a parked
car. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and Bureau of Identification responded to the
scene to collect evidence, and search for video surveillance footage and witnesses. The
investigation is still ongoing.
The New Haven Police Department is asking for the public's help in solving this incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the New Haven Police
Department Investigative Services Division at (203) 946-6304 or through the department’s
anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).