Suspect Held on $200,000 Bond After New Haven Restaurant Shooting That Injured Two

Overview

• Officers responded just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday to a restaurant in the 200 block of Grand Avenue near Blatchley Avenue.
• A 22-year-old East Haven man was shot in the leg and taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, and a 17-year-old Hamden boy later arrived by private vehicle; both injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
• Police said one possible shooter remained inside the restaurant, where officers detained Bratton and allegedly found a high-capacity magazine in his pocket.
• Bratton was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, two counts of illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine, and larceny of a motor vehicle, according to police.
• Investigators said a fight broke out after the teen was approached by Bratton and another man, both victims fled after shots were fired, and two firearms were recovered at the scene.