Police are investigating a shooting in Hartford early Friday morning after a 27-year-old man was shot in the shoulder.
Police said the gunshot detection system detected four gunshots in the area of 138 Barbour St. at 12:10 a.m., then police received two 911 calls reporting gun shots a couple minutes later.
When officers arrived, they found a 27-year-old Hartford man sitting on the front porch of 149 Barbour St. He had a single gunshot wound to the shoulder and was alert and conscious.
The man, who police said was arrested 27 times in Hartford in the past, gave varying details of the shooting. He was brought to St. Francis Hospital, treated and released.
Police said they found three .22 caliber casings.
The major crimes division of Hartford Police is investigating the shooting.
