New Haven Independent

Wooster Assault

Two victims reported being attacked in the Wooster area Thursday afternoon, both by a group of about seven men. In the first incident, a victim was attacked and robbed of his iPod at Wooster Place and Greene Street . In the second, at Chapel and Union, a victim escaped the group before they stole anything. A 16-year-old and a 23-year-old were arrested for the attacks.

Yalies Robbed At Gunpoint

Three Yale University students were in the area of Elm Street and University Place when they were approached by an unknown man and robbed at gunpoint. The students described the perpetrator as “5’5”-5’6”, 25 years old, 170 lbs, clean shaven and wearing a black hoody and dark pants displayed a handgun( possibly a revolver).” The mugger stole $40.00, credit cards and a cell phone, then fled East on Elm Street.

Shooting

A victim told police he was at Winthrop and Percival at 9:12 p.m. when someone came up and fired at him, “without provocation.” He was shot in the left buttocks. A silver Nissan Maxima was spotted fleeing the scene with its lights off.

And over at 480 Sherman Ave. at 8:56 p.m., a victim told cops someone tried to rob him with a handgun. The victim fled, escaping robbery.