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7/19/2023 - 7/19/23 - Shooting on Helen Street

Hamden Police - News Release

DATE: 07/19/2023

CONTACT: Acting Chief of Police Timothy F. Wydra

PHONE: 203-230-4015

PIO #: 23-038

Shooting – Helen Street – 07/19/23

On July 19, 2023, at 15:31 pm, Hamden Police Officers responded to Helen Street for a report of possible shooting. Officers arrived and began investigating the complaint. A short time later, Yale-New Haven Hospital contacted the Hamden Police Dispatch Center and advised that they had an 18-year-old Hamden resident who had entered the emergency room suffering from a gunshot wound. The investigation determined that the shooting victim had been shot on Helen Street and was transported to the Hospital by a family member. The victim is in stable condition. The Crime Scene Unit is processing the scene and the Major Crimes Unit is actively investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Division at 203-230-4000.