Those who knew Dan Caron are remembering him as a man who would do anything for his family and friends and said the person accused of killing the 63-year old father of four Friday evening was one of Caron’s friends.
Police arrested Chad Couture, 35, of Bristol, and charged him with with manslaughter in the first-degree with a firearm as well as criminal possession of a firearm.
He’s accused of shooting Caron in the chest in the driveway of his parents’ home.
“They were just good friends. They were good buddies. They hung out all the time, I think. They were together a lot,” Dan’s 20-year-old daughter, Nicole Caron, said.
She said her father knew Couture through the tool manufacturing industry they both worked in.
“I’ve met him on multiple occasions. He’s been here before. He lived right down the street,” Nicole Caron said.
Investigators said they recovered a handgun at the crime scene, 240 Woodland Street, but police wouldn’t comment on the connection between the men or a motive.
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“It doesn’t seem real. You know, my dad, I don’t know how this could happen to him,” Nicole Caron said.
Shelly Krpata was married to Caron for 18 years and, despite their divorce two years ago, she said he remained present her life.
“He was also there to help out when he was needed. He would drop everything and help the kids,” Krpata said.
Dan Caron was described as an outgoing, social man who loved his family and his loved ones said he spent most of his life in Bristol before moving in with his sister in Harwinton, recently.
"My dad was just a very charismatic, just kind friendly, just friendly man. He had a very good spirit,” Nicole Caron said.
As she looked at pictures of her father when she was first born, she’s left wondering why her father was killed.
“I love him. I love him so much and I just want people to know he was a good person. He was,” she said.
Couture’s bond was set at $500,000.
