A 17-year-old high school student is dead after a shooting on Bishop Street in Waterbury Tuesday night, police said.
Police have identified the teen as Wissin Resto-Rodriguez, 17, of Waterbury.
Officials from Waterbury schools said he went to Wilby High School.
The teen was shot in the area of 225 Bishop St. at about 6:30 p.m. Officers were called to the area on a report of shots fired.
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Responding officers found Resto-Rodriguez, who was shot multiple times. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was ultimately pronounced dead.
"The Waterbury Public School District is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our student who attended Wilby High School. We are working with our crisis team to provide grief counseling to staff and students who have been impacted emotionally by this tragedy. The district sends its most sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers to the family," the school district said in a statement.
"As an Alderman for the 2nd district of Waterbury, tonight’s incident on Bishop Street was a reminder of how important family is to our community and those that loved the individual that was shot," Waterbury Alderman Vernon Matthews said in a statement.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 203-574-6941. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 203-755-1234.
"I ask if anyone knows anything about the shooting to please help the police solve this matter. We only grow as a community when we work as a community," Matthews said.
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