Waterbury

Arrest Made After Fatal Shooting in Waterbury Apartment Building

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Police have arrested a man who is suspected in the fatal shooting that killed a man at an apartment building in Waterbury in March.

Officers were called to a multi-family apartment building on Hill Street around 8:45 p.m. on March 21 after getting a report of a gunshot victim.

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When police arrived, they found 37-year-old John Rosario, of Waterbury, with a gunshot wound.

Waterbury detectives are piecing together what led to a man being shot and killed.

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He died shortly after police arrived at the scene.

According to investigators, the incident happened inside a vacant apartment in the building.

On Thursday, police took  38-year-old Jose Cintron, of Waterbury, into custody.

He has been charged with murder, conspiracy at murder, weapons in a motor vehicle, possession of an assault weapon, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, reckless endangerment in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

He was held on a $2 million bond.

Police said they expect to make additional arrests.

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