A 17-year-old was shot in New Haven on Tuesday night and needed emergency surgery, according to police.
Officers responded to the area of Sherman Ave and Edgewood Avenue at 5:45 p.m. after ShotSpotter went off and several 911 calls came in reporting a shooting victim near the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Hotchkiss Street, police said.
They found a 17-year-old young man from New Haven with a gunshot wound and he was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, when he had emergency surgery. Police said Wednesday that he is listed in stable condition.
Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-8477.
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