A 62-year-old man is in critical condition after he was assaulted during a fight on the New Haven Green Thursday night, according to police.
Police officers responded to a report of a fight on the lower city green at 11:15 p.m. Thursday and found the victim, a 62-year-old New Haven man, unresponsive on the ground and another man was hurrying toward Chapel Street. A bludgeoning weapon was found with the victim, according to police.
Officer John Moore spotted 39-year-old William Joseph McKinney, of New Haven, who matched the description of the assailant, as he hurried toward College Street.
Police said his hands were bloody and officers asked him if he’d been in the fight. McKinney admitted he had been, but claimed self-defense, according to police who said they found a bludgeoning weapon with the victim.
The victim, who suffered severe face and head injuries, was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he is in critical condition, according to police.
McKinney has been charged with first degree assault.
