Crime & Safety
Officer-Involved Shooting Investigated In Wethersfield
A person was shot by police Saturday evening.
WETHERSFIELD, CT — The Silas Deane Highway from Maple to Hewitt streets will be shut down for an extended period of time for an a police-involved shooting investigation, Wethersfield Police said.
Police were involved in a shooting around 6 p.m. and the investigation has been turned over to the New Britain State's Attorney's Office and State Police, according to NBC Connecticut.
One man was injured in the shooting after two officers attempted to stop a car, according to WFSB. The car stopped, but then took off. Officers shot when the car was stopped a second time.
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Any persons who may have information regarding this incident are asked to contact the Wethersfield Police Department at (860) 721-2901.
It's the second police-involved shooting this week in Connecticut. A 22-year-old woman was shot in New Haven Tuesday. A Yale University Police officer and Hamden Police officer are on leave pending an investigation.
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#wfsb @CT_STATE_POLICE & New Britain State's attorney investigating officer involved shooting tonight in Wethersfield. An EYEWITNESS Viewer sent us this dramatic active video. pic.twitter.com/qtW3yofKYR
— Kevin P. Hogan (@newspeddler) April 21, 2019
#BREAKING A shooting investigation has closed part of Silas Deane highway in #Wethersfield @WTNH pic.twitter.com/SXxvqOxcwj
— Ryan Bernat (@RyanBernat) April 20, 2019
Another vantage point. There are evidence markers on the ground and a car crashed into a sign. Waiting for an update @WFSBnews pic.twitter.com/APSbtYZbOU
— Shawnte Passmore (@ShawntePassmore) April 20, 2019
BREAKING: Wethersfield PD and Rocky Hill PD on scene along Silas Deane Highway. The road is closed in both directions near Maple Street and Hewitt Street @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/qrhRj1pTHk
— Zinnia Maldonado (@ZinniaDee_TV) April 20, 2019
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