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Conn. homicide suspect fired at officer before Hartford shooting, report says
Investigators said police were searching for 43-year-old Barrington Brown, who was wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Middletown on Tuesday
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I-84 West in West Hartford, Conn. reopens after rollover crash with serious injuries
The crash happened at Exit 44 around 3:10 a.m. The area was closed for more than five hours.
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Middletown, Conn. homicide suspect arrested after being shot by police
Those who knew the woman said she was scared of the man but felt like she did not have enough evidence to file for a restraining order, according to a warrant.
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Person with knife attempted to attack Capitol Police officer in Hartford, Conn.
A woman with a knife attempted to attack a Capitol Police officer in Hartford on Wednesday morning, police say. A Connecticut State Capitol Police officer was conducting a high-visibility patrol at the intersection of Armory Road and Michael J. Fallon Way around 6 a.m. when a woman approached his police cruiser. Investigators said the woman, later identified as 34-year-old Tiera…
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New details released in Newington, Conn. shooting that left suspect dead, 2 officers hurt
The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General has released new details about a deadly exchange of gunfire in Newington that left two police officers wounded and a suspect dead following a pursuit from Hartford last week. The suspect who was killed has now been identified as 37-year-old Hector Perez. Officers in Hartford were investigating illegal activity on Fales Street and...
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Hartford man arrested, charged in fatal stabbing of woman on Bond Street
A woman was killed in a stabbing in the area of Bond Street in Hartford around 4 a.m., police said. When officers arrived, they found a woman unconscious with a stab wound. She was rushed to an area hospital and was pronounced dead. The woman was later identified as 32-year-old Nykole Tellado. According to officials, cameras in the area show...
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2 police officers shot, suspect dead after pursuit ends in Newington, Conn.
Two police officers were shot and a suspect is dead after a pursuit that started in Hartford ended in Newington overnight. Officers in Hartford were investigating illegal activity on Fales Street around 11 p.m. Friday when a male suspect fled on foot. A Hartford police officer attempted to take the suspect into custody and during the struggle, authorities said the...
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Hartford police raise staffing concerns after 1 killed, 4 injured in weekend shooting
Hartford police are raising concerns about staffing and calling for more support from the city and state after a weekend shooting left one man dead and four other people injured. The shooting happened around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 700 block of Wethersfield Avenue. Police identified the man killed as 31-year-old Joseph Texidor of Newington. Four other people were...
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20-year-old found dead in car after shooting in Hartford, Conn.: Police
A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting in Hartford on Wednesday night. Officers said they received a ShotSpotter notification around 10:17 p.m. and responded to the area of North Canaan Street. When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive gunshot victim in a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later identified as 20-year-old Richard Williams from Hartford. According...
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Innocent bystander shot in Hartford slapped with towing fees after car taken to lot
As an innocent bystander was recovering from being shot in the face in Hartford, she was also slapped with hundreds of dollars in towing fees that followed the night of the shooting. Eboneè Grandville was driving home to East Hartford from a friend’s house in Hartford when a bullet smashed her car window. “All I heard was the window shatter,...
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Group renews call for justice in police shooting of Hartford, Conn.
There is a renewed call for justice for a Hartford man who was shot and killed by police back in February. Political activists held a vigil to bring attention to his case at Bushnell Park Sunday evening. “If people forget about these cases, these incredible cases of police brutality, where people die in their own home, people who just need...
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2 injured after overnight shooting in Hartford, Conn., police say
Two men were listed in critical condition after a shooting in Hartford in the early morning hours on Friday, Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said. Boisvert said officers were called to an area hospital around 2 a.m. after two men with gunshot wounds were dropped off in private vehicles. The first was a man in his 20s, who was listed...
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Victims identified in Hartford, Conn. double homicide
Police have identified the two victims who died following a large fight in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford Wednesday evening. According to officials, police were notified by citizens of a large fight that happened on Madison Street near Zion Cemetery just after 7 p.m. When officers got to the scene, they found a man in his 30s unresponsive and...
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Police investigating double homicide in Hartford, Conn.
Police are investigating a double homicide in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford, officials said. According to officials, police were notified by citizens of a large fight that happened on Madison Street near Zion Cemetery just after 7 p.m. When officers got to the scene, they found a man in his 30s unresponsive and suffering from a stab wound. The...
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1 killled in Hartford, Conn. double shooting; suspect dead at Mass. motel
One person is dead after a double shooting in Hartford, police said. ShotSpotter notified police of shots fired around 7 p.m. on Magnolia Street. When officers got to the scene, they found a woman unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Police identified the victim as 46-year-old Diana Tirado of New Britain. She was pronounced dead at the scene....
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Ex-Hartford officer Joseph Magnano faces judge for first time since fatal shooting
Former Hartford police officer Joseph Magnano appeared in court Friday for the first time since being charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Steven Jones, a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis. The brief hearing was held to move the case through the court process and potentially elevate it to a higher court. Magnano did not enter...
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One dead after shooting in Hartford
One person is dead after a shooting on Monday night. Officers responded to the area of Cabot Street around 11:18 p.m. after hearing shots fired in the area, police said. According to police, they located an unresponsive victim in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Dante Barnes was transported to a hospital where...
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Former Hartford police officer charged in shooting death of Steven Jones
The former Hartford police officer who shot and killed Steven Jones in February has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, according to Connecticut Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott. Joseph Magnano was arrested on Monday, Prescott said in a news release. Magnano shot Jones nine times on Friday, Feb. 27, after police were called to a home on Blue Hills Avenue for...
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Police investigate after man shot, killed in Hartford
According to police a 43-year-old man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. Officers received a ShotSpotter notification and responded to the area of Rowe Avenue around 1:41 a.m. Police said the ShotSpotter notification recorded five shots fired during the incident. The victim was transported to an area hospital and was pronounced dead. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Cuellar...
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Two people injured after shooting in Hartford, Conn.
Two people are injured after a shooting that happened around 9:49 p.m. on Wednesday. Officers were dispatched to Hartford Hospital for a report of a gunshot victim arriving for treatment, according to Police. Police said the victim is a male in his twenties who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Shortly afterwards, a nineteen-year-old male arrived at the hospital also...