Hartford police are investigating two overnight shootings and multiple stabbings that injured multiple people on Rosemont, Wilbur and Bartholomew Streets.
Bartholomew Street
Police responded to the Bull Pen Cafe at 126 Bartholomew Street near the Parkville section of the city, where three people were stabbed.
A 21-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen but is in stable condition. Police found a second victim, a 39-year-old man, with minor head injuries. A third victim, a 37-year-old man, was stabbed in the chest. His injuries were also minor, police said.
Police have arrested Eugenio Bustos, 27, of 180 Ward Street in connection with the stabbing. Charges are pending, according to police.
Rosemont Street
According to police, two men, ages 23 and 24, were walking to their car near 74 Rosemont Street when a man approached them with a gun and demanded one of their cellphones. The suspect then shot both victims in the leg.
The victims were transported to Saint Francis Hospital and are in stable condition.
There is no information on the extent of the victim’s injuries. No suspects have been identified.
Wilbur Street
Shots were also fired during a fight on Wilbur Street last night, critically injuring a 22-year-old man, police said.
According to Lt. Brian Foley of the Hartford Police Department, the victim was shot twice in the chest. He is in critical but stable condition and is undergoing surgery, Foley said.
The victim, whose name has not been released, lives on Tunxis Street in Windsor. He has a history of arrest but no gang affiliation, according to Foley.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division is investigating.
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