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Police ID Boy, Age 16, Shot While Riding His Bike On CT Roadway Police ID Boy, Age 16, Shot While Riding His Bike On CT Roadway
Police ID Boy, Age 16, Shot While Riding His Bike On CT Roadway Police have identified a 16-year-old Connecticut boy who was shot and killed while riding his bike. Joshua Vazquez, of New Haven, was killed around 4:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19 on Valley Street between Mountain Road and Harper Avenue. Responding officers located Vazquez who had been shot. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. Earlier report: 16-Year-Old Shot, Killed While Riding Bike On New Haven Street The department asks that any witnesses who have not yet spo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Shot, Killed While Riding Bike On CT Roadway 16-Year-Old Shot, Killed While Riding Bike On CT Roadway
16-Year-Old Shot, Killed While Riding Bike On CT Roadway A 16-year-old Connecticut boy was shot while riding a bike along a city street. The incident took place in New Haven around 4:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19 on Valley Street between Mountain Road and Harper Avenue. Responding officers located a 16-year-old boy who had been shot. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit are leading the investigation, Shumway said. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of family me…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire
Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral arrangements have been set for a Connecticut firefighter who died battling a blaze that broke out in a New Haven home last week. A Catholic service for New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 20 in St. Mary Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven. A burial with full departmental honors will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Officials noted that masks will be mandatory while in the church. Torres was survived by his wife, Erica Martinez, son Oliver Torres, and Crew Torres, who is due to be born in August. Torres was born in New Hav…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff
Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has directed all United States and state flags lowered to half-staff to honor New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. who died battling a house fire on Wednesday morning. First responders were dispatched to a two-family home on Valley Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, where a two-alarm fire broke out, officials announced. Original story - Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze Firefighters were able to rescue two occupants inside the home, with one woman taken to the hospital for treatment due to smoke in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze
Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze A firefighter was killed and three others injured, one critically, during a house fire in Connecticut.  The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, in New Haven, on Valley Street, officials said. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the firefighter was killed battling the fire, and three others, who had to be rescued, were injured, including one critically. "One firefighter is in the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital," the Mayor said. The other two received minor injuries. A pair of residents were also rescued, but were not injured, Elicker said. This is a developi…

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by Kathy Reakes