WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The West Haven Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened around 3 a.m. Thursday on Platt Avenue.
The road shut down for several hours as police combed through the crime scene. Police said a man was shot inside the home and was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Due to the proximity of the crime scene to West Haven High School, there was a minor impact on the school day, with some buses running behind schedule. The school sits directly behind the Platt Avenue home where the shooting took place.
The superintendent made the call to go ahead with classes once he got word from police early Thursday morning that it was an isolated incident.
“We were assured that the area was safe, and that’s why we opened school. If we had any doubts, we would have rearranged the schedule," said Neil Cavallaro, Superintendent, of The West Haven School District.
Since many kids had to be dropped off by parents instead of taking the bus, some ended up walking near and through the crime scene. Police were on standby to guide them.
Cavallaro also said they were helping direct traffic near the school, and there was a heavier police presence at the high school as well.
“It’s a little too close to home. Way too close. It’s right outside," said Jessica Cunningham, who lives directly across the street from the home where the shooting took place.
Just across the street from Cunningham, her neighbor, Jim Holden, said the neighborhood has always been quiet. But recently, he said the house in question seems to have a lot of people coming in and out of the home who he does not recognize. He said waking up to police filling his street didn't surprise him, because of that.
“It’s a good neighborhood. As far as what’s going on over there? It’s centralized there," Holden said.
For Cunningham, however, the police activity was out of the ordinary to see.
"Everything that’s going on nowadays is scary for children. So It’s very hard as a parent to tell details to a child and have them understand what’s really going on in the world. Ya know," Cunningham said.
The investigation into the shooting at 175 Platt Ave is active and ongoing. Police are not releasing the name of the victim just yet.
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