Police said they responded to a report of a shooting on Sheffield Avenue in the city’s Newhallville section about 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Officers found evidence of a shooting, but no victim.
A short time later, a woman with a gunshot wound was dropped off at Yale New Haven Hospital, police said. The woman, from Bridgeport, was pronounced dead.
Police ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken with investigators call the New Haven police at 203-946-6304 or 1-866-888-8477 (TIPS).