New Haven Boy, 16, Charged In February Non-Fatal Double Shooting: NHPD

NEW HAVEN, CT — A 16-year-old has been charged in connection with a February double-shooting, New Haven police said.

In the predawn hours of Feb. 15, police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 100 block of James Street and found a large group dispersing from the area of Mill and Chapel streets, spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart said at the time.

A passerby told cops that there was a fight on Chapel Street and "someone had been shot," he said.

Officers located two victims, who were each "transported by private vehicle to other locations in the city," Bruckhart said at the time. Both had gunshot wounds that were determined to be non-life-threatening, police said.

The case was assigned to Major Crimes Detective Thomas Brunski who "developed probable cause" to charge a New Haven teen with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit.

"This was a difficult case to investigate, and I would like to thank lead detective Bruski, and his team for putting this case together so quickly," New Haven Chief of Police David Zannelli said. "From patrol officers responding to a large chaotic scene, then attending to two separate shooting victims in different locations, there were a lot of complicating factors for us to work through."

"This result could not have been achieved without strong community assistance, which we are grateful for. At this point, so far, six out of our seven non-fatal shooting incidents that have occurred in 2026 have now been solved by an arrest, marking an approximate 86 percent solve rate," Zannelli said. "While we continue to make progress against gun violence in our city, we recognize that there is more work to be done."