Off-Duty New Haven Firefighter Injured By Saturday
Night Gunfire
New Haven| An off-duty City of New Haven firefighter remains hospitalized
in stable condition after being shot Saturday as he walked near his home.
The shooting happened Saturday, August 22, 2020.
At approximately 7:15 p.m., New Haven Fire, American Medical Response,
New Haven Police, and Hamden Police responded to a 911 call of a person
shot outside a residence on Shelton Avenue between Read Street and the
Hamden town line near Goodrich Street. Arriving emergency medical
responders treated the gunshot victim on scene and an ambulance
transported the 28 year old New Haven man to Yale New Haven Hospital.
New Haven and Hamden officers located evidence of gunfire in the roadway
and on the sidewalk. Officers held a crime scene on a portion of Shelton
Avenue in New Haven and Hamden. NHPD Major Crimes detectives canvassed
the neighborhood Saturday night and Sunday morning. The streets have
since been reopened.
As of Sunday morning, the victim remains hospitalized with non-life
threatening injuries.
New Haven Fire Chief John Aston said, “My office was notified immediately by
the Dispatchers at the Public Safety Access Point. We were shocked to hear
of the incident and are grateful for the rapid emergency medical service .
provided to our member. A special thank you to the members of NHFD
Engine 8, NHPD, PSAP, and Hamden Medic Matt Kellick.
The members of Engine 8 were placed off-duty after this ordeal, to assist
them with processing the stress and trauma of responding to a critical
emergency involving one of our own. This highlights our concerns and
frustrations with gun violence in our city.
We are grateful our member is stable. We are here to support him and his
family during this trying time of trauma and healing. Our prayers are for a
speedy recovery.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the New
Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304. Callers may remain anonymous.
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