A 17-year-old New Havener was shot once in the lower back Sunday night and subsequently underwent surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he is listed in “stable but critical condition.”
Police received the call at 9:44 p.m. about the shooting, which took place at Read and Goodyear streets.
“Witnesses told detectives the victim had been riding his bicycle with a group of friends on Goodyear Street when they crossed paths with several men walking from the opposite direction. The two groups exchanged words and one of those walking pulled out a gun and fired at the group on bicycles,” reported police spokesman Officer David Hartman. He stated that detectives have “several leads.”
A 17 year old is not a man. Other options for your headline include: a minor, a juvenile, a young New Havener, a student, a teenager, an adolescent, a child was shot in our city last night.
And why did we fail to protect him and so many others?