Stray bullet flies into New Haven classroom

A stray bullet flew into a pre-K classroom at a Connec🔯ticut Catholic elꦑementary school when a shooter opened fire on a man who was dropping a child off there, according to officials and a new report.

The alleged shooter got out of a truck just before 9 a.m. Monday and shot the man — right outside the Catholic Academy of New Haven on Alden Avenue near Fountain Street, Assistant Police Chief Renee Dominguez .

One of the bulle⛦ts ended up flying into a classroom with 11 children inside, Dominguez said. No one inside was hurt, and no children were outside the school at the time, the assistant chief said.

A teacher heard the gunshots, evacuated the room and called the principal to plac🙈e the school on lockdown, according to the official.

The target in the shooting — who was struck several times — suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

The victim is known to police and had just been released from prison 🔴last month after being acquitted of murder, Assistant Police Chief Karl Jacobson .

“We do have some good informatio♌n and some leads already, so we’re working the case, but like we said, he’s known to us, he’s a gang member from the city that’s had multiple issues in the past,” Jacobson said. “We don’t believe the neighborhood itself is in jeopardy. We know this person was targeted.”

the alleged shooter drives a white vehicle, possibly a Dodge pickup truck. He’s described as between 5 feet 8 and 5 feet 10, about 160 pounds, and wore a hooded sweatshirt and a mask below his 𝔍eyes.

The city’s mayor-elect, Jason Elicker, called the shooting — which happened two days after the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — “very concerning,” according to the Register.

The top priority, Elicker said, is to find the shooter🌠 “and hold that person accountable.”

“We wish to thank the New Haven Police Department for their swift response, and Mayor-Elect Justin Elicker for his visit and compassion for our communiܫty,” the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, which oversees the school, . “We also would like to offer our assurance to the community of the Catholic Academy of New Haven that neither the school nor its students were the target of this senseless and violent act, and that the safety of the student body is the top priority for all of our schools.”