Waterbury police say crash victim was also shot

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Waterbury, Conn./WTIC Radio - Waterbury police continue to investigate after they say the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash Tuesday night was also found shot.

According to investigators, the call came in just before 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

That's when police say they responded to the parking lot of Bertie's Restaurant on North Main Street.

Officers say the vehicle drove through the parking lot and into the backyard of a nearby residence where it hit several objects before coming to a stop.

The 38-year-old male in the car had a gunshot wound to the back of the head, said police.

He's now in St. Mary's Hospital in critical condition with life threatening injuries.

Anyone with any information on the incident is being asked to contact the Waterbury Police Department detective bureau.

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