NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two West Haven police officers were shot while executing a search warrant in New Haven on Wednesday morning, according to New Haven and West Haven police. The suspect was also hit by gunfire, police said.

New Haven police said they had a “heavy police presence” in the 700 block of Grand Avenue.

There is a heavy police presence on Grand Avenue in New Haven on Wednesday morning. Police said officers are in the 700 block of Grand Avenue. Residents are urged to avoid the area. Authorities did not release any additional details.

The police officer that drove when Richard “Randy” Cox was paralyzed in police custody has returned to work at the New Haven Police Department. Cox wound up paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022.

One month into the state legislative session, housing activists and Mayor Justin Elicker are pushing for tenant protections, affordable housing construction and support for homeless New Haveners.

James Keating, 52, was sentenced to one year and eight months imprisonment for wire fraud in New Haven federal court Tuesday.

Bird flu outbreaks are raising egg prices in Connecticut and across the U.S. as the H5N1 virus impacts poultry supply.

Interstate 91 was built decades ago, connecting New Haven to other parts of Connecticut. But, in doing so, it divided neighborhoods, impacting residents and businesses.

It's part of a federally funded initiative to knit back together areas of the city that were cleaved apart by the construction of Interstate 91 in the 1960s.

The Connecticut venue has an outsized national reputation for helping to launch the likes of R.E.M. and U2, and hosting rare small-room gigs by acts like The Rolling Stones.

Shaquil Gary, of New Haven, was sentenced to 66 months in prison for possession of a firearm while on supervised release, officials said.