Police have identified the man who is accused of injuring his ex-girlfriend and killing a Bloomfield man during a double stabbing in Hartford on Thursday.
Police said they responded to Sherman Street at 11:22 p.m. Thursday and found 38-year-old Dyshawn Copeland, of Bloomfield, with a traumatic injury to his neck and a female victim who was suffering from a hand trauma.
Both people were transported to St. Francis Hospital and Copeland was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m., police said.
Authorities said they have arrested 44-year-old Troy Hayes, of Bloomfield, in connection to the double stabbing. Hayes is described as the ex-boyfriend of the woman and had no known association with Copeland.
Hayes is facing charges including murder and assault. He is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Hartford police tip line at 860-722-8477.
