Teen injured after being shot in Hartford Monday morning
A teen is suffering non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound after a shooting in Hartford on Monday morning, police said.
Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said officers were dispatched to the area of 22 East Street around 6:45 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 14-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The victim is being treated at a local hospital.
“It is not believed that the incident occurred on East Street,” Boisvert wrote in a press release.
Police do not know where the shooting occurred, according to Boisvert.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating the incident.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information regarding the case is asked to call the Hartford Police tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
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