A man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the back early Saturday morning in New Britain and police arrested the man suspected of pulling the trigger.
Police learned that a man named "Ace" fired the gunshots near the intersection of North and Oak streets and identified him as Antonio Elliot, 21, of New Britain. Police found shell casings in that area. Police said the shooting did not appear random.
New Britain police received a call reporting the shooting near 172 North Street on Saturday at 2:50 a.m. New Britain Emergency Medical Services, firefighters and police responded and discovered a man who was alert and conscious with a gunshot wound in his back.
An ambulance transported the man to the hospital to be treated. Police aren't releasing his name.
Police found Elliott in a 205 North Street apartment just after 6 a.m. and arrested him on two active warrants. They discovered a loaded firearm where they arrested him.
Police charged Elliot Saturday afternoon with first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
New Britain police are holding him on a $450,000 court-set bond. He is scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court on June 22.
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Police ask anyone with information to call Det. Kevin Artruc at 860-826-3149 or make an anonymous tip at 860-826-3199 or through the New Britain police website at newbritainpolice.org.
