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Hartford man sentenced to 45 years in prison for 2020 murder
A Hartford man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering a 27-year-old in January 2020, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Yamil Rohena, 28, was arrested in the days after the incident and he has been charged with murder. Police said 27-year-old Kwadir Paris was involved in a crash on Jan. 4, 2020 on Albany Avenue and…
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Teen dies a week after shooting in Bridgeport
A teen that was critically injured during a shooting in Bridgeport has been pronounced dead a week later. Authorities said the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Park Avenue on April 10. Authorities responded to the area just before 7 p.m. after getting a ShotSpotter alert. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was…
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Police investigate homicide that left New Britain woman dead
Police have identified a woman who was killed at her home in New Britain earlier this month. New Britain police said Lauren Gualano, 71, was found dead on March 2. She died of blunt force trauma to the head, neck, torso and extremities with strangulation, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Officials ruled her death a homicide….
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Man sentenced to 70 years in prison for murder of Bristol woman
A man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison in connection to the murder of a Bristol woman in 2020, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Officials said they received a call requested that officers respond to a home on Vance Drive to check on the wellbeing of a female resident on Dec. 13, 2020. The caller told police…
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16-year-old killed in New Haven shooting
A 16-year-old has died after a shooting in the Newhallville section of New Haven on Monday night.
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New Haven police investigate city's first homicide of 2024
A 45-year-old man was shot and killed inside a home on Carmel Street in New Haven Friday afternoon, according to police.
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Bloomfield homicide suspect is arrested by authorities in Arizona
U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Bloomfield that happened on Dec. 4. Authorities found Devante Swaby, 29, in Peoria, Arizona, on Friday after he allegedly fled the state to avoid arrest. Timothy Ross, 31, of Bloomfield, was shot on Bloomfield Avenue, near Cottage Grove Road, around 8:50 a.m. Earlier this week, police…
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First-ever Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month is observed
On Monday, families united by heartache stood together holding up pictures of their loved ones who were killed. “This is my niece Jessica Short and I’m here to say no matter how long, she was stabbed 30 times, when she was only 9 years old in 1989, it doesn’t go away,” said Andrew Reynolds, of Wallingford. Reynolds advocated for a…
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First-ever Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month is observed
On Monday, families united by heartache stood together holding up pictures of their loved ones who were killed.
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Man arrested in Tupac killing also questioned in Biggie Smalls' murder investigation
The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.
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Man dead after being shot while driving near Weaver High School in Hartford
A man is dead after he was shot while driving near Weaver High School on Monday night, police said.
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Police search for shooters who appeared to be ‘lying in wait' for victim in Hartford
An East Hartford man has died after a shooting in Hartford Wednesday night and police said it appears the shooters were waiting for the man and opened fire. Officers responded to the area of Barbour and Kensington streets around 9:42 p.m. and found Terrawne Nickson, 46, of East Hartford behind a building. Police said it appears that three people were…
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Suspect in weekend homicide in Hartford faces judge
It was a violent weekend in Hartford, including a homicide committed, police say, by a man who was already out on bond for other serious crimes.
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State police double reward for information in 2018 Colchester murder
Connecticut State Police have doubled a reward being offered for information that helps solve the 2018 murder of a Colchester man. James Stone Jr., a 36-year-old Colchester man, was shot and killed in a trailer in 2018 and more than three years later, police continue to search for whoever killed him. The reward has been increased to $50,000. An initial…
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Vt. woman's February death, once thought natural, now deemed homicide
The death of a woman at her home Windham, Vermont, in February has been ruled a homicide, Vermont State Police said Monday. Claudia Voight, 73, died at her home on Feb. 20. Investigators initially believed she died of a medical event, but an autopsy found she had injuries from strangulation, police said. A medical examiner found the woman’s “death was…
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Police identify couple killed in murder-suicide in Hartford
Hartford police have identified a couple who was found dead inside their apartment on Monday night and their deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
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Police identify couple killed in murder-suicide in Hartford
Hartford police have identified a couple who was found dead inside their apartment on Monday night and their deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide. The police department said they were called to 70 Russ St., just a block south of the capitol, at about 7:15 p.m. for a wellbeing check. Responding officers found a man and woman, who police…
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Man and woman found dead inside Hartford apartment
Hartford police are investigating after finding a man and woman dead inside their home Monday night.
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Man and woman found dead inside Hartford apartment: police
Hartford police are investigating after finding a man and woman dead inside their apartment Monday night. The police department said they were called to 70 Russ St., just a block south of the capitol, at about 7:15 p.m. for a wellbeing check. Responding officers found a man and woman, who were believed to be in a domestic relationship, suffering from…
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One killed and another injured in Hartford drive-by shooting
Hartford Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another in critical condition Tuesday night.