Crime & Safety
2 Shootings Leave 2 New Haven Men With Non-Life-Threatening Injuries: PD
One shooting was in the Fair Haven section of the city, and the other was in the 400 block of Orchard Street.

NEW HAVEN, CT—New Haven police responded to two separate daytime shootings on Saturday, the department noted on social media.
At around 1:30 p.m., police reported officers responded to the 200 block of Pine Street in the Fair Haven section of the city. Police said the victim, a 33-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. Taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, his injuries were non-life-threatening. In an update Monday, police said the shooting was preceded by an altercation between two people who knew each other that escalated.
At around 5 p.m., across town, police responded to the 400 block of Orchard Street in the Dixwell/Dwight section of the city for the report of a person shot. Police said they found the victim, an 18-year-old man, who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. Taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, his injuries were non-life-threatening. Police said a search of the victim's apartment is pending.
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Police said there's no indication the shootings are connected.
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