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21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At CCSU 21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At CCSU
21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At Ccsu A man pulled from Connecticut reservoir was a talented musician who attended Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, according to the university.  Related: ID Released For 21-Year-Old Who Drowned In Oxford Reservoir Kai Thomas Boapeah, age 21, who has ties to Ghana, Africa, and Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the town of Dudley, was recovered in New Haven County on Thursday, June 20, in Seymour Reservoir #2 in New Haven County in Oxford. The state medical examiner has ruled Boapeah’s death as an accidental drowning. He had been residing with friends in Waterb…

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Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From COVID-19 Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From COVID-19
Worker At Whole Foods In Greenwich Dies From Covid-19 An employee of an area Whole Foods store has died as a result of complications from the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Company officials in Fairfield County confirmed an employee at the Whole Foods in Greenwich on East Putnam Avenue died Sunday, May 10. "This is a tragic loss for his loved ones and for his fellow Team Members at our Greenwich, CT store," said a company spokesperson. "We are offering our support and providing counseling services as they process this difficult loss.”  The store does not plan to close and the spokesperson did not offer additional details. I…

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Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut
Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut A college student was found dead inside his vehicle in a campus parking garage in Connecticut. Lee Barrett, from Hamden, was found around 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, by an Eastern Connecticut State University police officer inside a vehicle in a parking garage, the college said. Barrett was determined to be dead, and the medical examiner’s office was notified and will make the determination regarding the cause of death, college officials said  The university’s campus police department is continuing its investigation.  There is no evidence to indicate foul play, the scho…

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Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus
Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus A cause of death has been determined for a University of Connecticut student who was found in an icy lake. Tianyin Shang, 19, from Shanghai, China, was found dead after being pulled from Mirror Lake on the Storrs campus on Monday, Jan. 20. The Chief Medical Examiner's Office said on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that Shang's death had been ruled a suicide by drowning. Shang was a fourth-semester math student and member of the Western Equestrian team.  Counselors are on hand for students, school officials said. In an email to students, college President Thomas Katsouleas said he planned to gat…

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22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Found Dead At Southern Connecticut State University 22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Found Dead At Southern Connecticut State University
22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Found Dead At Southern Connecticut State University The body of a 22-year-old Fairfield County man was found dead on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. Brookfield resident Sean Gallo was found unresponsive in his vehicle that was parked in the West Campus Parking Garage at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, school officials said. Gallo was later pronounced dead. No foul play is expected in his death. Officials said that Gallo was a junior at the school in his first semester after transferring from Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury. “Our deepest sympathies are extended to Sean's family …

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21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project 21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project
21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project A college student in Connecticut is scheduled to be arraigned after stabbing two other students on the University of Hartford campus on Sunday. San Diego resident Jake Wascher, 21, is facing charges that include first-degree assault and criminal attempt to commit murder following an incident on campus over the weekend that led to a temporary lockdown. The lockdown, and scare on campus happened on a day when future students and parents were at the University of Hartford for an “accepted students day” event. Wascher and two other students were at a campus apartment when the stabbing happened…

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by Zak Failla