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Fairfield Woman, 30, ID'd As Body Pulled From Housatonic River
A Connecticut woman who fell off a paddleboard in the Housatonic River and never resurfaced has been identified.
The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in Seymour, according to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.
Healey said DEEP received reports of a paddleboarder in the Housatonic River, located by boaters in the region.
DEEP Environmental Conservation officers and the Seymour Fire Department responded.
The victim, identified as Fairfield County resident Alyssa Mackinnon, age 30, of Fairfield, wa…
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed While Sitting On Front Seat Of Vehicle In Stamford
Stamford Police have identified a man who was shot and killed while sitting in the front seat of a vehicle.
Stephon Walthrust, 26, of Queens, was discovered in the driver seat of a vehicle around 10:45 p.m., Saturday, March 30 on Garden Street, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon.
Walthrust, who had been shot multiple times, was transported to Stamford Hospital and later died, he added.
The State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy that determined Walthrust had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, Scanlon said.
Investigators are wo…
