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US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In Hartford US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In Hartford
US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In Hartford A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a 2022 double homicide has been nabbed by the US Marshals Service in Connecticut. Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, of Mississauga, Ontario, was arrested in Hartford on Tuesday, March 26. York Regional Police said they are working to extradite Francis to the York Region. According to Constable James Dickson of the York Regional Police, on Saturday, July 23, 2022, around 3:30 a.m., York Regional Police responded to the ATL Lounge in the City of Vaughan for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they located three victims with gunshot …
Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of Hartford Shootings Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of Hartford Shootings
Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of Hartford Shootings Police in Connecticut have been working around the clock to locate three men who are allegedly responsible for a double homicide and three other shootings, including another death this week. The latest shooting took place in Hartford around 1:15 a.m., Friday, Aug. 11 in the area of 15898 Park St. Hartford Police officers responded to the area on multiple ShotSpotter notifications, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Officers located two unresponsive victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims was pronounced deceased on the scene. The second victim was transpo…
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Police are investigating a double homicide after two men were found shot to death in a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place in New Haven around 7:55 a.m., Saturday, April 1 in the area of Winthrop Avenue and Goffe Terrace. Officers responded to the area after receiving calls of nine gunshots being fired and located two men in a parked Acura MDX mid-block on Winthrop Avenue, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead on the scene.  The passenger was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital…
Two Killed In East Hartford Home Invasion In Region, Police Say Two Killed In East Hartford Home Invasion In Region, Police Say
Two Killed In East Hartford Home Invasion In Region, Police Say Police in Connecticut a double homicide during a reported "targeted" home invasion. The incident took place in East Hartford for a report of shots fired at 87 Graham Road shortly after midnight on Thursday, June 16. When officers arrived on the scene they located two individuals injured by gunfire, said Deputy Chief Joshua Litwin of the East Hartford Police. Litwin said that the two were attended to by East Hartford Fire Department paramedics and rushed to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.  "Detectives responded to the scene and are currently investigating this i…
Police Issue Warning After Missing New England Couple Found Shot To Death Police Issue Warning After Missing New England Couple Found Shot To Death
Police Issue Warning After Missing New England Couple Found Shot To Death Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a couple was found shot to death in a popular walking and hiking area in New England. The bodies of the couple were found in the New Hampshire in Merrimack County early Thursday, April 21 in a wooded area of the Broken Grounds Trails in Concord in close proximity to the Marsh Loop Trail.  Stephen Reid, age 67, and Djeswende "Wende" Reid, age 66, both of Concord, were discovered with multiple gunshot wounds after they were reported missing by family members who had not heard from them since Easter, April 17, said, New Hampshire Attorney …
Why Isn't Boyfriend Talking In Gabby Petito Case? Legal Expert Gives His Take Why Isn't Boyfriend Talking In Gabby Petito Case? Legal Expert Gives His Take
Why Isn't Boyfriend Talking In Gabby Petito Case? Legal Expert Gives His Take Click here for an updated story: Boyfriend Of Missing New York Woman Has Disappeared, Police Say A nationally-known legal expert is offering his take on why the boyfriend of a missing New York woman is refusing to talk with police about her whereabouts. Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County and North Port, Florida, was reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 11 by her mother after she had not heard from her daughter in more than two weeks while on a road trip with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie.  Laundrie, age 23, returned from the trip on Wednesday, Sept.…
Enfield Woman Under A Protective Order Held In Double-Homicide, Police Say Enfield Woman Under A Protective Order Held In Double-Homicide, Police Say
Enfield Woman Under A Protective Order Held In Double-Homicide, Police Say Police arrested a Connecticut woman in connection with a double homicide. Hartford County resident Harlee Swols, age 22, of Enfield, was charged with violation of a protective order after she was located at the scene of the double murder around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 8, Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox said. According to Fox, officers were called to 17B Alden Ave. after receiving a 911 emergency call for a well-being check. When they arrived, they found a victim in distress and made a forced entry into the second-floor apartment where they found a man and a woman with "significant tra…
$50,000 Reward Being Offered In Connecticut Double Homicide Case $50,000 Reward Being Offered In Connecticut Double Homicide Case
$50,000 Reward Being Offered In Connecticut Double Homicide Case Connecticut officials are offering a $50,000 reward in the 2011 double homicide in Fairfield County that left a man and woman in their 20s dead. On Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, the Norwalk Police Department responded to the incident that occurred on Avenue B in Norwalk. Rickita Smalls, age 22, and Iroquois Alston, age 27, both of Bridgeport, were found dead in a small dark car awkwardly parked on Avenue B, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Smalls, a 2007 graduate of Bassick High School worked in the bakery at Stop & Shop in Westport, and Alston, 27, who had attended Westhill High Scho…
Arrest Made At Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed Arrest Made At Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed
Arrest Made At Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed A third person has been arrested in connection with the illegal alcohol sales at an after-hours club in Fairfield County in which two men were killed. But there have still been no arrests in the homicides. The murders took place around 1:56 a.m., Sunday, May 16, when police responded to the basement of the Temple of the Way - House of Worship on Main Street in Bridgeport on a report of shots fired, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran. Upon arrival patrol officers located 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes shot to death in the basement. Patrol officers also located 40-year-old Norman Charles Peters on…
Double Homicide At After-Hours Club Claims Life Of Bloomfield Man Double Homicide At After-Hours Club Claims Life Of Bloomfield Man
Double Homicide At After-Hours Club Claims Life Of Bloomfield Man Police are searching for a suspect in a double homicide at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Fairfield County that was being run in a basement, according to police. The double shooting murders took place around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, May 16 at the club located on Main Street in Bridgeport. Police responding to a report of shots fired found a dead 38-year-old Hartford County man, from Bloomfield, in the basement at the club, Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran said. The victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, Gilleran said. Officers also located a 40-year-old Stamford man i…
Police Investigating Double Homicide At CT Apartment Police Investigating Double Homicide At CT Apartment
Police Investigating Double Homicide At CT Apartment Police continue to investigate the death of two people found dead inside an apartment in Connecticut. The two, a man and a woman, were discovered around 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 10, when New Haven Police received a 911 call reporting two severely injured people inside the apartment on Winthrop Avenue, the department said. Responding emergency medical providers pronounced both dead at the scene, police said. On Monday, Jan. 11, police announced the deaths are being investigated as a double homicide. As of Monday morning, officers continue to hold a crime scene at the Winthrop Avenue locati…
Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police
Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested for helping the suspect in a double-homicide investigation stay on the run. Shakela Marie Holley, 48, was arrested Aug. 3 in Bloomfield and charged with four counts of hindering prosecution second degree, police said. Police did not specify where Holley lives, but she has an address in New Britain listed on various online directories. She is being held on a $500,000 cash bond. Holley allegedly has been helping Russell T. Smith, of Windsor, avoid police capture by providing him with ongoing financial assistance, police said. Smith is a suspect in the …