Fairfield police received multiple calls regarding a three car collision near Waterman Boulevard and Hilborn Road around 3:20 p.m. Responding officers found one victim in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. "At this time we don't know whether it was an exchange of gunfire or not, what I do know, is that the victim was in a silver Honda Accord and a vehicle pulled up next to him and shots were fired in his direction," Fairfield police officer Kathryn McCormick said.
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The driver's injuries made him lose control and he then crashed his car into a minivan and another car, McCormick added. A total of seven people were in those vehicles. They were all taken to the hospital, some just as a precaution.
Investigators believe additional cars on Waterman Boulevard could have been impacted by the injured driver.
"We have some information that maybe a couple of other vehicles fell victim to the collision that were no longer on scene when our officers arrived, so we're asking especially those drivers to give us a call," McCormick added.
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No suspect vehicle description was immediately available from police.