An East Haven man accidentally shot his friend in the shoulder while handing him a gun in the parking lot of a Branford restaurant on Saturday morning, according to police.
Police were alerted to a shooting at 1:30 a.m., learned the victim, a 24-year-old East Haven man, was on the way to the hospital and told the driver to stop in East Haven so paramedics could treat the victim.
Officers spoke with the victim and other witnesses who said that the shooting occurred happened in the back parking lot at 624 West Main St.
They learned the victim was in the parking lot with two friends and one of them was handing him a gun that had been stored in a motor vehicle when it went off, hitting the victim in the shoulder.
Police are investigating and no charges have been filed.
