NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two West Haven police officers are recovering Wednesday after they were shot during an altercation with a suspect while executing a search warrant. The suspect was killed in the altercation, according to police.

Two West Haven police officers were shot on Wednesday morning while executing a state search warrant at an apartment on Grand Avenue in New Haven. The officers' injuries are not life-threatening, according to police.

The West Haven Police Department was executing a search warrant on Grand Avenue in New Haven when two officers were shot, police said.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said that bringing Officer Oscar Diaz back on the force "is something we don't have a choice in."

Two West Haven police officers and a suspect were shot in New Haven on Wednesday morning as the officers were carrying out a search warrant, according to police. New Haven Police said the two officers were shot as they were executing a search warrant on Grand Avenue in New Haven.

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.

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.

New Haven police said a man was arrested after a car theft Wednesday night after the car crashed into other vehicles near Fitch and Crescent streets.

Two Connecticut police officers have been shot and wounded while trying to execute a search warrant in New Haven, where a person described by authorities as a suspect was also injured

The family of a tow truck driver killed in a hit-and-run in North Haven is calling for justice. Chris Russell lost his life in May of 2022 after he pulled over to help another driver on Interstate 91 in North Haven.

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