Police looking for suspect in armed carjacking in Hamden

Police are looking for a suspect who committed an armed carjacking in Hamden on Tuesday.

Officers responded to Goodrich Street in Hamden for an armed carjacking complaint on Tuesday around 3:21 am, according to the Hamden Police Department.

The victim told police he was walking toward his vehicle, which was parked on Goodrich Street, when he was confronted by an unknown suspect.

He described the suspect as a 5-foot-7 man with a stocky build who was wearing an orange ski mask, white T-shirt, and dark-colored shorts, police said.

The victim told police the suspect had a handgun and ordered him to hand over his possessions, including the keys to his car. The victim said he did as asked and last saw the suspect fleeing the scene in his vehicle headed toward Butler Street in New Haven, according to police.

Hamden officers searched the area and located the victim’s vehicle abandoned in New Haven a short time later, police said.

Hamden Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit has assumed the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 203-230-4000. All calls are confidential.