HARTFORD, Conn. — One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a shooting in Hartford led to a police chase, and car crash on Interstate-84 on Friday
Hartford police officials said the incident began on Newfield Ave. at 1:55 p.m. When officers went to the reported gunfire they found a male victim in his 20s suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The two vehicles involved both fled the scene and ended up on I-84, where shots were fired between them on the highway.
The cars struck another vehicle. While the person inside the struck car was not hurt seriously, two unresponsive people were found inside one of the fleeing cars.
One person was fatally wounded and another was taken to Hartford Hospital where he's listed in stable condition. The other vehicle fled the scene and there is no information on the vehicle.
The scene on Newfield Ave. is clear.
This incident is not related to the deadly double shooting early Friday morning. This is now being jointly investigated between Hartford police and State Police.
House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora released a statement after the incident:
“This is a crisis that can no longer be ignored. Law enforcement officers are doing everything they can, and as we saw this week in West Hartford, risking their lives in the process. Residents in our cities and surrounding communities are frustrated if not frightened," said Candelora. "The only people ambivalent to what’s transpiring every day are Democrats in the legislature, who refuse to consider the notion that maybe, just maybe, their ‘smart on crime’ approach isn’t working. I fear that we’ll continue to see this type of extreme criminal activity until the General Assembly and Governor Lamont say ‘enough is enough’ and let these individuals know Connecticut won’t stand for this dangerous behavior.”
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