A 26-year-old man was shot and killed in Waterbury Thursday night and police are working to identify a suspect.
Officers were called to Circular Avenue at 7:30 p.m. to investigate a report of gunshots and found 26-year-old Denroy Robinson with gunshot wounds.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries, according to police.
Police said investigators believe this was an isolated incident and a disturbance between two people who knew each other escalated and Robinson was shot several times.
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NBC Connecticut spoke to a neighbor who was home at the time of the shooting.
“I just heard the shots and I thought they were fireworks at first because nothing like that ever happens in this neighborhood. So I just ended up running over and seeing and saw a gentleman laying in the lawn," said Jamie Sharkey of Waterbury.
That's when Sharkey said he and a woman jumped in and started performing CPR on the man. They did that for several minutes before an ambulance arrived.
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Major Crimes detectives are actively investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Bureau at 203-574-6941. You can also contact Crimes Stoppers at 203-755-1234.
