A teenager was taken to the hospital after getting shot in Hartford Tuesday evening.
Hartford police said it happened on Huntington Street at about 4:30 p.m.
Responding officers found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. He was alert and conscious, and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Divisions responded to the scene.
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The shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 860-722-8477.
