Hartford police are investigating after four people were shot on Franklin Avenue Friday morning.
A community service officer saw a fight around 11:04 a.m/, witnessed the shooting between two men, jumped a couple of fences, conducted a chase, caught one suspect and recovered a gun, police said.
The pursuit ended in a driveway on Bond Street. The man in the car was suffering from apparent gunshots wounds and was transported to Hartford Hospital. Two other victims with gunshot wounds were also transported.
A fourth victim also shot during the altercation was brought to Hartford Hospital in a private vehicle.
One person is in critical but stable condition at the hospital while, the injuries to the other three victims are not life-threatening, according to police.
The victims are in the hospital:
- Joshua Amaral, 32, of Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford.
- Joseph Sailor, 30, of New Park Avenue in Hartford.
- Jose Cruz, 39, of Maple Avenue in Hartford.
- Miguel Claudio, 34, of Capitol Avenue in Hartford. Claudio is in critical but stable condition.
Several people are in custody and police said they seized three guns.
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Franklin Avenue has been shut down in both directions near Barker, but is expected to open soon.
Major Crimes and the Focused Violence Reduction Team are investigating.
