Quinnipiac Student Injured by Chair Thrown From Dorm

Hamden police are investigating after a chair tossed from the fourth floor of a dormitory at Quinnipiac University injured a student walking on the floor below.

It happened around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 9, according to police. The dormitory is located at 305 Sherman Avenue in Hamden.

Police said a 20-year-old student from Massachusetts was walking in a third-floor dormitory lounge when she was struck in the head by a chair thrown over the fourth-floor railing.

The student was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries is unclear.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Hamden Police Det. Mark Consorte at 203-230-4000.

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