Hamden

Teen Arrested After Stray Bullet Hits Woman in Hamden Home

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Hamden police have arrested a 16-year-old after a stray bullet hit a Hamden woman in her home on the night of Saturday, Sept. 24.

Officers responded to Butler Street around 10 p.m. and found a female gunshot victim inside a home.

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According to police, there were multiple shots fired and a bullet came through the wall of the victim's home and struck her in the shoulder.

Police said it did not appear the 37-year-old woman was the intended target.

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She was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

A 16-year-old female has been charged with criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, unlawful discharge of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit.

She was transported to Bridgeport Juvenile Detention.

Anyone with information or who has surveillance video of the area is asked to call Detective Jay Bunnell at (203) 230-4045 or by email at jbunnell@hamdenpd.com.

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