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ShotSpotter Alert Leads Hartford Police to Ward Street Gunfire, Two Teens Hospitalized

Police seek information to clarify the circumstances of the 18-year-old’s injury.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched to 19 Ward Street around 8:24 p.m. Tuesday after an automated ShotSpotter notification.
  • Arriving police located evidence of gunfire at the scene, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert.
  • A 17-year-old male arrived at Connecticut Children’s for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
  • An 18-year-old female was privately transported to Hartford Hospital and is stable, and police have not confirmed whether her injury resulted from the shooting or gunfire.
  • Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene divisions opened an active investigation and asked anyone with information to call the tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).