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Police investigate shooting involving 5-year-old in New Haven

Responding officers located a 26-year-old man that was stuck by gunfire and a 5-year-old that was grazed by gunfire in the lower leg, police said.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven Police Department is investigating a shooting involving a 5-year-old and a 26-year-old man on Judith Terrace Saturday.

New Haven Police received a 911 call about two people shot. Responding officers located a 26-year-old man who was struck by gunfire and a 5-year-old was grazed by gunfire in the lower leg, police said.

American Medical Response took both of the victims to Yale New Haven Hospital where the 26-year-old was listed in critical condition and the 5-year-old was listed as stable, according to police. 

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Ballistic evidence was collected by the Bureau of Identification and Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit are leading the investigation.  

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