Ansonia police seek witnesses to New Year's morning shooting

ANSONIA — Police are looking for witnesses to a shooting Tuesday in the early morning hours in the Ansonia Commons parking lot.

Police were called to the lot at 3 a.m. when a large fight was reported among patrons who had been at the Asylum Café on Main Street.

There was a report of gunshots, but officers checked the area and were unable to locate a victim. Officers located a small amount of blood on the ground and a shell casing in the area in the alley way between Asylum and the Ansonia Commons parking lot.

A short time later Ansonia Police received a call from the New Haven Police stating that they had a victim who reported that he had been shot in Ansonia. The victim, Marcus Heredia, 24, of Bridgeport was treated at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven. Heredia received a gunshot wound to the stomach area from a small caliber handgun. No information was given or available on the assailant, police said.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact the Ansonia Police Department Detective Division at 203-736-2040.