16-year-old gets treatment following shooting, car accident in Hartford

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Hartford police are investigating a shooting after a 16-year-old girl arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound.

Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim at about 3:14 p.m. on Monday.

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Early in the investigation, police determined that the victim was shot while in a car around 1611 Park Street.

The vehicle fled from the gunfire, police said, and ended up in an accident on Hazel Street.

A private vehicle transported the victim to an area hospital. She is currently in stable condition, police said.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crimes Scene Divisions have assumed the investigation.

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