New Haven Police Investigate Forbes Avenue Double Shooting

New Haven CT

04 May, 2021

10:43 AM

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NEW HAVEN, CT —Just before midnight Monday, police responded to a double-shooting on Forbes Avenue. One man was found with a gunshot wound to the head and the other with a single gunshot wound to his "buttocks." New Haven police spokesperson officer Scott Shumway said police received a 911 call at 11:47 p.m. advising that two people had been shot. When officers arrived, they found "two males inside of a car in the area of 189 Forbes Avenue, the driver suffering from a single gunshot wound to his head, and the passenger suffering a single gunshot wound to his buttocks." The driver was found "unresponsive," and both men were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital. The passenger suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was listed in stable condition. The driver was listed in critical condition. The investigation is on-going, and more information will be released as it becomes available. Police ask that witnesses who have not yet spoken to Police contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.