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By Josh Lanier From Daily Voice

A New Haven man is dead and another is injured after a violent morning that brought multiple ShotSpotter alerts and police responses across the city.

A ShotSpotter alert sent officers rushing to the corner of Ferry Street and River Street around 4:45 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, New Haven Police said. 

Police found Dennis Atkinson, 40, of New Haven, lying on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds.

Paramedics rushed Atkinson to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Investigators believe “an argument preceded the shooting and was not a random event,” according to police.

Just a few hours later, at 7:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to another ShotSpotter alert, this time on the 300 block of Shelton Avenue. They found a 31-year-old city man with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, police said. 

Shortly after, Hamden Police responded to reports of shots fired on Dixwell Avenue near Eaton Street. A person of interest was detained, though “no arrest has been made at this time,” New Haven police said.

Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or use the anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).