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East Hartford man arrested, ‘ghost gun’ seized after shooting injures woman in Hartford’s North End

An East Hartford man is accused of shooting and injuring a woman during an argument with an untraceable, so-called “ghost gun” Sunday morning in Hartford’s North End.

Luis Villafane, 32, was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with four offenses, including second-degree assault with a firearm, police said Monday.

The incident began when police received a notification from the department’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system near 520 Garden Street and found a 32-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her ankle when they arrived, Lt. Paul Cicero said.

Luis Villafane, 32, of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with four offenses, including second-degree assault with a firearm, after a shooting Nov. 29 injured a woman in Hartford's North End. (Provided by Hartford Police Department)
Luis Villafane, 32, of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with four offenses, including second-degree assault with a firearm, after a shooting Nov.