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From the Hartford Courant

Three Shootings In Hartford

By HILDA MUÑOZ, Courant Staff Writer

May 6, 2008, 11:54 AM EDT

Police say they are investigating three shootings in Hartford Monday night and early this morning.

None of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries

A 25-year-old man was shot in the lower left leg early this morning during an argument on outside of 2 Westland Street, police said. The victim was shot around 1 a.m. by a man who goes by the nickname "T-Bone," police said.

The suspect and the victim argued about a problem between T-Bone and the victim's mother, police said.

Officers recovered three spent. 380 caliber bullet casings from the roadway, police said.

A man was grazed in the head by a bullet around 9:45 p.m. Monday at Sherbrooke Avenue and Broadview Terrace in the South End, police said.

The victim was in the area meeting a friend when two males approached him, police said. One of the suspects pistol whipped the victim while the other punched and kicked him, police said.

The suspects shot the victim and stole his wallet, police said. Officers found a live .22 caliber round at the scene.

Earlier in the day, a man was shot four or five times around 7: 25 p.m. on Cabot Street in the North End, police said. The victim was hit in the knee and side, police said.

The 19-year-old male victim told police he was shot by an unidentified man in a black car that was heading to Albany Avenue, police said.

Anyone with information on any of these crimes is asked to call Hartford Police Major Crimes at (860)757-4250 or Crime Solvers Tip Line at (860)527-TIPS (8477).