Police investigate shooting near CT ‘after hours’ bar

Police are investigating a shooting near a so-called “after hours” bar early Sunday.

Police are investigating a shooting near a so-called “after hours” bar in New Haven early Sunday.

A 26-year-old man walked into Yale New Haven Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right thigh about 4:07 a.m. Sunday, according to the New Haven Police Department.

The man told investigators that he had been approached by a gunman who tried to rob him and then shot him near an after hours bar on Chamberlain Street, police said.

The shooter fled in a vehicle right after firing the weapon, the man told police.

Officers said they found evidence of a shooting on Chamberlain Street and also processed the vehicle that the man was brought to the hospital in for evidence.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and Bureau of Identification responded to the scene to collect evidence, look for surveillance footage and speak with potential witnesses.

An investigation was ongoing and the man who was shot was in stable condition, police said.

Anyone with information was asked to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or use the department’s anonymous tip line at 866-888-8477.