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Man arrested after allegedly firing 6 shots at undercover police vehicle in West Haven

The suspect fled the scene afterward and was cornered by police into a New Haven apartment where he was taken into custody, according to police.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man has been arrested after allegedly firing six shots at an undercover police vehicle and fleeing the scene in West Haven on Tuesday night. 

Police said that members of West Haven police were conducting undercover patrols in the area of Gilbert Street and Hinman Street for an ongoing criminal investigation. While the investigation was going on, an occupant of a gray Honda Accord fired six shots at an occupied undercover police vehicle. 

The Honda drove away and was found a short time later by New Haven police in the rear of 1523 Chapel Street, New Haven.

New Haven and West Haven police flooded the area and gathered information that a suspect, Harvey Nelson, 28, was in an apartment in the building. Once the apartment was located and the building was surrounded, Nelson eventually surrendered to the West Haven Police Department Special Response Team and was taken into custody. 

No officers or civilians were injured during this incident.

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Nelson was charged with Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault and is being held on a $500,000 bond.

Nelson was also served with an arrest warrant stemming from a prior domestic dispute and was charged with Felony Larceny, Second Degree Stalking, and Second Degree Assault. 

Nelson was also charged with three counts of Failure to Appear stemming from warrants issued by the New Haven, Naugatuck and Bridgeport Police Departments.

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