East Hartford

Man shot outside East Hartford apartment complex

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A man was shot several times at an apartment complex in East Hartford Monday night and he is in the hospital in stable condition on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers were called to an apartment complex parking lot on Nutmeg Lane around 7:30 p.m. and found a man with several gunshot wounds. He was shot in the chest and leg, according to police.

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Police said several gunshots were also fired into the apartment building, but no one was struck.

Officers found several shell casings of two different calibers in the area and located a firearm.

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Several vehicles in the area were hit by bullets, but no one was in the vehicles when the shots were fired, police said.

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Authorities believe that multiple people were involved in the shooting, and they appear to have fled the scene before officers arrived.

Police do not believe this was a random act.

No other injuries have been reported. The incident is actively under investigation.

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