Man injured in Waterbury shooting; suspected shooter dead: police – NBC Connecticut

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in Waterbury. It appears a 73-year-old man shot and injured a 65-year-old man and subsequently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers arrived at Armand Drive in Waterbury at 6:21 a.m. and found the 65-year-old victim in his apartment and the 73-year-old suspect nearby in a common room of the apartment building. The suspect died at the scene, police said.

Police believe the shooting occurred in the parking lot and the victim went to his apartment and called police.

The suspect and the victim knew each other, police said, and authorities believe this was an isolated incident.

The victim is in a local hospital in good condition, police said.

The Waterbury Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the 73-year-old’s official cause of death.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Waterbury Police Detective Bureau at (203) 574-6941 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (203) 755-1234.

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