A 24-year-old man is hospitalized after being shot in Ansonia Tuesday night.
Officers responded to the area of State Street and North Cliff Street for a report of shots fired. While they were investigating, a second call came in about a man being shot and needing medical attention on Rockwood Avenue.
They found Christian Balaj there, suffering from multiple gunshots to the stomach and legs. Balaj told officers he was near North Cliff Street when two men tried to rob him and then shot him. He said he drove himself to Rockwood Avenue to get help from a friend.
Balaj was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he underwent surgery. His condition was not released as of Wednesday morning.
Police had no description of the gunmen, but said they took off in a compact light-colored car.
