New Haven Independent

Police arrested the suspect in West Haven at 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to Assistant Police Chief Peter Reichard. He said the suspect turned himself over to police without incident.

The suspect, 25, of Admiral Street, allegedly fired a half-dozen shots at a cookout at the Fair Haven housing project’s courtyard on Saturday, June 13 at 12:30 p.m. About 20 to 30 people were in the courtyard at the time. Police believe he started shooting to “intimidate” or “scare” his ex-girlfriend, Reichard said. The suspect didn’t fire at her — he fired at the ground or up in the air.

One of the bullets ricocheted off a metal utility box and hit an 8-year-old girl in the buttocks. Witnesses helped police identify the suspect through statements and photo identification, Reichard said.

The man was charged with third-degree assault with a firearm, risk of injury, reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit.
He was held on a $750,000 bond.

Shooting Probed

In other news, police are investigating a daylight shooting in the Newhallville neighborhood Tuesday. The shooting took place at 12:54 p.m. on West Read Street, police said.

Update: The victim, a Chinese food delivery woman, was shot in the left wrist, according to Officer Joe Avery. She was transported to Yale Hospital with a non-life threatening injury.