A man who is accused of shooting a 14-year-old at a multi-family home in Waterbury on Friday has been arrested and was is court on Monday.
Officers were called to a multi-family home on Silver Street around 6:45 p.m. Friday after getting a report of a gunshot victim.
Police said they found a 14-year-old male with a gunshot wound in a common hallway at the home. He was transported to Saint Mary's Hospital and was later transferred to Connecticut Children's.
The teenager's injuries are described as life-threatening and he is currently in stable condition. The state prosecutor said Monday that the teen lost a kidney.
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Detectives identified 35-year-old Axel Maldonado, of Waterbury, as a suspect. On Saturday, he was charged in connection to the shooting.
Maldonado is facing charges including criminal attempt at murder with special circumstances, assault, reckless endangerment, risk of injury, criminal use of a weapon, violation of pistol permit requirements, illegal transfer of a pistol and illegal alteration of a firearm.
His bond was set at $1 million bond and the judge held it at that.
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His next court date is Nov. 15,
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