New London man was stabbed early this morning in Ledyard, just minutes before a New York man was shot at the same party

New London man was stabbed early this morning in Ledyard, just minutes before a New York man was shot at the same party, police said.Police said an unidentified 17-year-old New London resident with a non-threatening stab wound to his torso drove himself to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital shortly after midnight. Minutes later, police received reports of a gunshot fired at 5 Wolf Gap Road in Ledyard—the same party police later determined the stabbing occurred. On arrival, police found an unidentified 21-year-old New York man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. He was transported to The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich where he is in stable condition.Ledyard, Groton and state police from Troop E arrested three people attempting to flee the party. James Robertson, 29, of 27 Hawthorne Drive in New London, was charged with possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and carrying a pistol without a permit after police said he was found with a loaded gun. He was held on a $10,000 cash bond.Shawn D. Rucker, 20, of 12 Harvard Terrace in Gales Ferry and Gilene Sablon, 20, of 204 Connecticut Ave. in New London, were both charged with two counts of possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle after police said three knives and a BB gun were found in their vehicle. They were each held on a $5,000 cash bond.Both incidents are under investigation by the State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad, Ledyard Police and the Ledyard Resident State Trooper.

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