Hartford police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night and said they found a car that fled from officers. It was on Yale Street and it had been set on fire, according to police.
The investigation started when an officer heard six gunshots from a back lot in the 600 block of Blue Hills Avenue at 9:42 p.m., then saw an Acura flee west on East Euclid Street and south on Blue Hills Avenue, according to police.
Police chased the car until officers lost sight of it on Interstate 91 South, according to police.
Investigators determined that the Blue Hills Avenue lot was the crime scene. The victim had been shot in the back and walked to Mt. Sinai Hospital, but was transported to St. Francis Hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
Hartford patrol officers also responded to Yale Street to investigate a car fire and determined it was the car officers had been chasing after the shooting, police said.
Crews at the scene determined the car fire had been set. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call LT Cicero 869-757-4179.
