Deaf Man Beaten and Robbed in West Haven

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The man was walking near the intersection of West Spring Street and Stevens Avenue around 4:15 a.m. when three men approached him with a handgun, pistol-whipped the victim and took his wallet and phone, then fled in a black-and-white Honda sedan, police said.

The victim suffered cuts on his face and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The victim’s name has not been released.

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