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1 Dead, 1 Injured in Shepard Street Shooting in New Haven

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One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting on Shepard Street near Read Street in New Haven Friday afternoon, according to police.

Both victims were shot multiple times just before 2 p.m., police said.

Responding officers found one of the victims, a 24-year-old man from Pennsylvania, critically injured at the scene. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The other victim, a 40-year-old man from New Haven, walked into Yale New Haven Hospital on Chapel Street with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.. That person is known to police, according to Chief Karl Jacobson.

Officers are still trying to figure out why this shooting happened in the first place, which created a scary situation for neighbors.

“It’s sad, because it’s in the middle of the day, you’ve got kids. My kids would have been coming home like a half an hour after it happened,” Dee of New Haven stated.

A neighbor reflecting on the safety of her family after the violence hit her street Friday, evidence markers lining the asphalt as investigators searched for clues.

“It’s kind of sad that they’re kinds of shootings like this,” Dee noted.

Chief Jacobson is reassuring the public the shooting wasn’t random.

“We don’t feel there’s a gunman running around trying to shoot other people. It appears to be a targeted situation,” Chief Jacobson explained.

The shooting was close to the campus of Albertus Magnus College, which led the school to issue an alert to students, saying police were in the area searching for suspects.

For now, Chief Jacobson is asking for any tips or leads that will help officers track down the shooter.

“Sometimes, a few blocks away, a car is parked and nobody knows why. Anything you find suspicious in this area, please give us a call,” Chief Jacobson said.

A call this neighbor hopes can give peace of mind for her family.

“I hope that they catch the person who did it. Like I said, they’re kids coming home from school. It happened at 2:00 so anybody could have gotten shot,” Dee added.

Right now, the identity of the man killed has not been released yet. 

Anyone with any information on this shooting is asked to contact New Haven Police at 203-946-6304. You can also submit a tip anonymously by calling 1-866-888-8477 or by email at ECIC@newhavenct.gov.

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