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Police make arrest in death of man found in Hartford apartment

NBC Connecticut

Police have made an arrest in the death of a man found in an apartment in Hartford in May.

Officers initially responded to 159 Wethersfield Avenue on the morning of May 24 after getting a report of a man found dead in an apartment.

The victim, later identified as 57-year-old Andrew Gunn, suffered a gunshot wound, according to the medical examiner.

According to police, detectives developed a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant for 47-year-old Rene Almadovar. Almadovar lived in the building where Gunn was found, police said.

Officers arrested Almadovar on Saturday. He is charged with murder, first-degree threatening, and criminal possession of a firearm. Almadovar is being held on $3 million bond.

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