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3 Injured After Botched Armed Robbery Attempt in Hartford

Hartford police have arrested a man accused of pulling a gun and attempting to rob two other men on Standish Street Sunday evening.

The incident took place around 6:30 p.m. at 43/45 Standish Street. According to police, 39-year-old Delfone Harvey pulled a gun on the victims and attempted to rob them, but the victims fought back, struggling with Harvey. During the struggle, two of the men suffered gunshot wounds to the arm and the third suffered injuries to his fingers.

Police said that the suspect was forced out of the home through a front porch window and suffered injuries from the shattered glass.

None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said. The suspect was known to the victims.

Harvey was charged with assault with a firearm, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, and theft of a firearm.

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