The shooting happened near Church and Center streets around 3 a.m., hours after Halloween celebrations wrapped up.
A 19-year-old woman is fighting for her life and three young men between 19 and 22 years old are hospitalized after 30 rounds were fired during a shooting early Friday morning in downtown New Haven. One person has been arrested and police said they are obtaining a warrant to arrest another suspect.
The investigation started when officers responded to reports of gunshots and a shooting victim in the 800 block of Chapel Street at 2:03 a.m. as people were leaving bars in the downtown area after going out on Halloween night.
Officers initially found a 22-year-old Hamden man who had been shot and he was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital.
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Police said during a news conference on Friday afternoon that 12 officers and a supervisor were working in the area because a crowd was expected on Halloween night.
Several of the officers who were responding to the Chapel Street scene were flagged down and alerted about another gunshot victim on Church Street by Center Street.
There they found a 19-year-old West Haven woman who had been shot and was unresponsive, police said.
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She was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital and remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
During the news conference on Friday afternoon, police said she did not have a gun.
The officer also found a 21-year-old Hamden man on Church Street who had been with the young woman and he had been shot as well, police said.
A fourth shooting victim, a 19-year-old New Haven man, later arrived at Yale-New Haven Hospital by private vehicle.
The injuries that the men sustained are not life-threatening.
Police said they believe there were two shooters. They have made one arrest and they are working on obtaining a warrant for the other. No information has been released on the arrest that was made.
Detectives have determined that the incident primarily occurred on Church Street by Center Street and police said two of the victims ran after the gunshots.
A firearm and ballistic evidence were found at the scene. Investigators belive a large-capacity magazine was used.
Police said during a news conference that they are going to make sure the downtown area is safe.
They are asking anyone who has information is asked to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
