Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times on Welles Street in Waterbury on Monday night.
Officers were called to Welles Street shortly before 10 p.m. after getting a report of shots fired.
When police arrived, they said they found glass on the side of the road and shell casings in the middle of the street.
Several people in the area told police they heard several gunshots and cars speeding off.
While police were investigating on Welles Street, officers said a separate call came into dispatch reporting an adult male who was on Porter Street with a possible gunshot injury.
When officers arrived to Porter Street, they said they found a man with more than one injury reported to be from gunshots. First responders arrived and treated the man.
The man and the adult woman who called police to report someone being shot told officers that the shooting took place in the area of Bank Street and Porter Street, police said.
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Investigators determined the man with the gunshot injury was involved in the incident on Welles Street, according to police. The man was transported by vehicle to Porter Street before someone called 911 to report that he was shot and needed help.
The man was transported to the hospital to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds. He is out of surgery, but remains hospitalized, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (203) 574-6941 or Crime Stoppers at (203) 755-1234.
