New Haven Police Charge 16-Year-Old in October Fair Haven Pine Street Shooting
Arrest follows an Oct. 24 shooting that wounded a 33-year-old man
NEW HAVEN, CT — New Haven police said Tuesday, Nov. 3, that a detective had secured an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old in the Oct. 24 Pine Street shooting in Fair Haven. Patch reported the charges and the teen's custody status.
Four Charges and a $50,000 Bond
Patch reported that Detective Matthew Stevens, with the Major Crimes Unit, took the case and secured the warrant. The teen faces charges of carrying a pistol without a permit, risk of injury to a child, first-degree reckless endangerment, and first-degree assault.
Patch reported that he was taken into custody without incident on Oct. 27, with bond set at $50,000. WFSB reported that the teen surrendered on Oct. 27 and is being held at a juvenile detention center.
The victim was shot in the leg in the 200 block of Pine Street around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, according to Patch. The 33-year-old man was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. WFSB listed the victim's age as 32 and the shooting time as about 1:23 p.m.
Police Say the Teen Was Known to the Victim
Police said the shooting followed an escalating altercation between two people who knew each other. Patch reported that the teen is known to the victim.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Justin Elicker described the shooting as appearing to be a domestic incident between two young family members that followed a disagreement, according to WTNH News 8.
Elicker said guns kept at home need to be secured, WFSB reported. "This is yet again a reminder that people need to be much more careful in ensuring that there's not access to guns for young people," he said. He also said firearm-related incidents in the city are down 23 percent from the same point last year.
WFSB said no additional details had been released at the time of its report.
