NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven Police say a fight in the Elm City's Newhallville neighborhood escalated into a shooting Saturday afternoon. A suspect is being held by police.
Just after 1 p.m., police responded to calls of a fight outside a multi-family residence on Dixwell Avenue near Thompson Street. When they arrived they found a 42-year-old city man who had been shot in the leg. He was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital and is expected to recover.
Police said the unnamed suspect is being held in the Union Avenue detention center.
Police say the man was shot during a dispute with another man.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304. Callers may remain anonymous.
