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Timely Warning-Assault York and Elm Street
A New Haven resident was assaulted in an incident involving a paintball or airsoft gun at approximately 3:40 am in the area of Elm and York Streets. A silver car occupied by three unknown males fired a paintball or airsoft gun, striking the victim's arm. The vehicle fled on York toward Grove Street. Medical assistance was offered and declined by the victim.
The New Haven police are investigating, and the Yale Police are working with New Haven Police to apprehend the individuals, deter attacks on campus, and have increased patrols in this area. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call Yale Police at 203-432-4400 or send an anonymous text tip through their LiveSafe app.
Verbatim text from the It's Your Yale Timely Warning archive page
Drive-by pellet/airsoft assaults from a vehicle have been recurring in New Haven — Yale Daily News data analysis found pellet gun assaults make up 8% of Yale Public Safety warnings
York and Elm intersection is in the heart of the Old Campus / theater district, a high-foot-traffic area in Yale's Clery geography
'A paintball or airsoft gun' — Yale uses conditional language because the projectile was not recovered
Notable for crediting the LiveSafe app for anonymous text tips, integrating safety-tech infrastructure into Clery messaging
The victim was identified as a 'New Haven resident' rather than a Yale community member, suggesting they may not have been a student/staff/faculty member