Two 16-year-olds from New Haven and West Haven have been hit with criminal charges after allegedly shooting a 46-year-old man and stealing his car back in July.
The Hamden Police Department arrested the two teens Wednesday in connection with the July 21 armed robbery, during which cops said a pair of suspects approached an older man, demanded he turn over his vehicle at gunpoint, then shot him in the groin before taking off in his car, Hamden police announced Thursday.
The Hamden Police Department Major Crimes Unit worked with the New Haven Shooting Task Force and New Haven Criminal Intelligence Unit to investigate the carjacking and shooting.
The New Haven teen was charged with robbery in the first degree with a firearm, assault in the first degree with a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit and larceny in the first degree.
The other West Haven juvenile was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree with a firearm, conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree with a firearm and larceny in the first degree.
Both teens were scheduled to appear in New Haven Superior Court on Thursday.