EAST HARTFORD

Two suspects shot an East Hartford store owner during an attempted robbery before the store owner returned fire, killing one of the suspects Thursday night, according to police.

One suspect in an attempted armed robbery in East Hartford is dead after a clerk who was shot during the ordeal shot back, according to police.   

One suspect in an attempted armed robbery in East Hartford is dead after a store owner who was shot during the ordeal shot back, according to police.    Police said two people wearing black ski masks went into Humble & Paid Co. at 1285 Main St. just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, intending to rob the business. The store owner struggled…

At a vigil in East Hartford on Wednesday, family and friends of George Tetteh-Quarshie remembered the grandfather and member of the tight-knit Ghanaian community. “It was so devastating that somebody is crossing the street and then hit by a car,” said Irving Barnor, of the GaDangbe Association of Connecticut. Investigators say the 70-year-old died after being struck by a hit-and-run…

At a vigil in East Hartford on Wednesday, family and friends of George Tetteh-Quarshie remembered the grandfather and member of the tight-knit Ghanaian community.

East Hartford police said they have found the vehicle involved in the crash last week that killed a 70-year-old man and the driver is cooperating with the investigation. George Tette Quarshie, 70, was struck at the intersection of Main and Pitkin streets around 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, police said. Officers found him lying in the intersection, suffering from severe injuries. The…

A 19-year-old man is suspected in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in East Hartford last year and has been arrested. Police said detectives identified the 19-year-old suspect after determining a 15-year-old who gave a confession was not the actual shooter. The shooting that killed the 17-year-old happened on Jan. 9, 2022 on Westbrook Street. Police said several people in…

More than two dozen catalytic converters, mostly from school buses, were stolen in East Hartford over the weekend.

Police are investigating after over two dozen catalytic converters were stolen from school buses at a bus company in East Hartford.

Police are investigating after over two dozen catalytic converters were stolen from school buses at two bus companies in East Hartford. Autumn Transportation said at least 26 catalytic converters were taken while the school buses were parked at their bus lot on Oakland Avenue. There were 71 total buses parked there. These buses serve Capital Regional Education Council (CREC) schools,…

A 70-year-old man has died after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene in East Hartford Wednesday night. Investigators are looking for a silver Hyundai with front-end damage and the person who was driving it. Officers responded to the intersection of Main and Pitkin streets at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report that a person had…

A man allegedly tried to steal a snowplow and hit a police cruiser while trying to flee the scene in East Hartford. Police said they stopped a truck trying to take a snowplow on Hillside Street on Friday. When officers arrived at the scene, the man fled from the parking lot and struck a police cruiser. Authorities say there was…

On Wednesday, a dangerous dispute in East Hartford sent one woman to the hospital and the man suspected of shooting her appeared in court Thursday. “I didn’t know what was happening,” said neighbor Debora Diaz. “I see all these cops running by my house, and I told my grandson, ‘Oh my God, something’s going down, don’t go outside.’” On...

A 39-year-old man accused of shooting a woman inside their East Hartford home is facing attempted murder and other charges.

A woman is hospitalized after she was shot in the chest at a home in East Hartford Wednesday afternoon and police have arrested a suspect.

Police say one person was shot at a home on Lafayette Avenue in East Hartford Wednesday and one person is in custody.

Police say one person was shot at a home on Lafayette Avenue in East Hartford Wednesday and one person is in custody.

Police say one person was shot at a home on Lafayette Avenue in East Hartford Wednesday and one person is in custody.

A person was shot and another is in custody after a shooting at a home in East Hartford.

A 72-year-old man with dementia who was missing from East Hartford has been found in Newington. Police said Robert Abrom was reported missing by his family on Saturday. His family said he left his home to go for a walk around 1 p.m. Later that evening, officers said they were notified by the family that he had not returned home….