NEWS RELEASE
Date: January 13, 2020
Contact: Captain Ronald Smith
Phone: (203) 230-4029
PIO#: 20-06
On January 12, 2020 at approximately 12:30a.m. Hamden Police responded to Studio 1537, 1537 Dixwell Avenue on the report of a shooting with 2 victims.
Officers located a 24-year-old New Haven resident in the rear parking lot of the establishment. He was suffering from gunshot wounds to his buttocks and wrist. Hamden Fire Rescue arrived and rendered medical assistance. The victim was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Shortly thereafter, officers learned that the second victim, a 21 year-old Hamden resident, was driven to Yale-New Haven Hospital by a friend. He suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Both victim’s injuries have been described as “non-life threatening.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jomo Crawford of the Hamden Police Department Detective Division at (203) 230-4048.