GoFundMe Page Raises More Than $180,000 for Victims of Fairfield Domestic Incident

Police who rushed into the house found the man's wife and three children suffering from cuts and blunt force injuries.

An online fundraiser set up to help a Fairfield mom and her three children who were stabbed during what police called a violent domestic dispute on Tuesday morning in Fairfield has raised more than $180,000 and $60,000 of those donations came in since yesterday. 

More than 1,700 people have donated to a GoFundMe page set up to the help 50-year-old Kathleen Andrews and her three children with medical expenses, as well as other expenses that arise as they recover.

Police found them when they responded to 22 Mountain Laurel Road around 6 a.m. on Tuesday to investigate reports of an assault.

When officers arrived, 51-year-old Christopher Andrews, came out of the house with a weapon, confronted police and refused orders to drop the weapon, police said.

Fairfield police officer Sean Fenton, a veteran with more than 20 years on the force, opened fire, shooting and killing Andrews, police said. It's not clear what kind of weapon Andrews' had.

When police rushed into the house. they found Kathleen and the couple's three children, ages 12, 13 and 15, suffering from cuts and blunt force injuries.

A father is dead and his wife and three children were stabbed and slashed after a violent domestic dispute that escalated to a police-involved shooting Tuesday morning in Fairfield, Connecticut, according to police.

LifeStar airlifted one of the children to Yale-New Haven Hospital. The other two were taken to Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Fairfield.

Kathleen and Christopher were brought to Bridgeport Hospital, where Christopher Andrews was pronounced dead.

Fenton has been temporarily reassigned from his patrol activities, but police said he prevented further tragedy.

"Officer Fenton’s quick action in responding to this incident prevented further serious injury to family members," a statement from Fairfield police said. "Per policy he has been temporarily reassigned from his patrol activities."

You can make a donation to help the Andrew's family on GoFundMe.

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