NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in New Haven are investigating the fatal shooting of a young woman, which happened in the Newhallville neighborhood on Saturday night.
In a press release, New Haven Police said officers responded to Sheffield Avenue, for the report of gunfire at 7:39 p.m.
The responding officers located and secured a crime scene there.
A short time later, a 20-year-old female was dropped off by a private car at Yale New Haven Hospital's Chapel Street campus.
The woman, suffering from a single gunshot wound, was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Police identified her as Mariyah Inthirath (20), of Bridgeport.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304 or 1-866-888-TIPS(8477).
