Crime & Safety
Woman Shot at Norwalk Stop & Shop
Police conducting manhunt in and around Colonial Village public housing complex, only blocks away from the crime scene.
A woman was shot in the abdomen Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot at the Stop & Shop supermarket at 385 Connecticut Ave. in West Norwalk.
The shooting was reported at around 1:45 p.m. Responding officers found the woman down in the store's east lot.
Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik said a witness saw the victim get in her car, followed by the gunman walking up to her car.
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A struggled ensued, Kulhawik said, followed by a gunshot. The gunman fled on foot. The victim staggered out of her car and fell to the ground, he said.
Kulhawik said three K-9 officers were working the investigation, including one from Westport Police.
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The woman underwent surgery at Norwalk Hospital, Kulhawik said, but he was unaware of her condition.
She was transported by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital. A report on her condition has not been released.
A witness told police the gunman ran north across Connecticut Avenue into a shopping center that includes P.C. Richard & Son and Best Buy stores.
Based on a track followed by a police dog, police moved their investigation across Scribner Avenue into the Colonial Village public housing complex on Suncrest Road.
As of 3:30 p.m., detectives and patrol officers were searching around residences in the housing complex as well as on Ivy Place, Freedman Drive and Quaker Road.
The gunman was described as a black male, 20-to-30 years old, 6-feet-tall, 200 pounds, clean shaven, wearing a black hoodie, dark jeans and black sneakers with white soles.
