A 28-year-old Hamden man was reported in critical condition in the hospital after someone with whom he was arguing shot him in the groin outside Cody’s Diner on Water Street at 2:25 a.m. Saturday.
An officer on extra-duty assignment at the diner heard the shots, then found the victim lying in thee road, bleeding profusely, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman.
“Although the diner was filled with patrons, few details of the shooting were forthcoming. The shooter … was said to have fled the scene on foot,” Hartman stated in a release.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 203 – 946-6304.