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Fairfield County Native Shot To Death At Age 35 Remembered As 'Kind, Gentle Person' Fairfield County Native Shot To Death At Age 35 Remembered As 'Kind, Gentle Person'
Fairfield County Native Shot To Death At Age 35 Remembered As 'Kind, Gentle Person' Family and friends are remembering a Connecticut man who was shot to death at his home. New Haven County resident Justin Spray, of Milford, died at the age of 35 on Wednesday, May 25, after he was shot “by a mentally ill person with a gun at his home,” his obituary said. Police had been called to his home on Edgefield Avenue just before 1 p.m. with reports of a fight and possible gunfire, according to Milford Police. Officers found Spray lying in the yard with a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said. He later died at Yale New Haven Hospital.  Witnesses held the alleged gunman,…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
One Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region One Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region
One Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region A 22-year Western Mass man was killed after allegedly being shot by police after advancing on officers with a knife in his hand, police said. The incident took place in Berkshire County around 10:10 p.m., Friday, March 25, in Pittsfield, said Andrew McKeever, spokesman for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. The incident began when Pittsfield Police responded to 279 Onota St. around 10 p.m., Friday after receiving 911 calls from multiple callers requesting assistance, McKeever said. Callers alerted dispatch that 22-year-old Miguel Estrella, of Pittsfield, who alle…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: UConn Grad Kills 9-Year-Old Son, Self In Dispute Over Vaccine, Reports Say COVID-19: UConn Grad Kills 9-Year-Old Son, Self In Dispute Over Vaccine, Reports Say
Covid-19: UConn Grad Kills 9-Year-Old Son, Self In Dispute Over Vaccine, Reports Say A University of Connecticut graduate reportedly killed his 9-year-old son and himself over a dispute with the boy’s mother over whether to vaccinate the child. Stephen O’Loughlin, age 49, a 1994 graduate of UConn, and his son, Pierce O’Loughlin were found dead last week during a welfare check of their California home when the latter didn’t show up for school, according to the San Fransisco Chronicle. The bodies were reportedly found on Wednesday, Jan. 13 by police with gunshot wounds inside his San Fransisco apartment. The welfare check was performed at the request of the boy’s mother. O…

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by Zak Failla
News
'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings
'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings The family of a college senior who played varsity football in Fairfield County and who is the subject of a massive search by law enforcement for a string of slayings is asking him to surrender. Police began searching for the University of Connecticut student Peter Manfredonia, 23, after State Police say that he was seen leaving the scene of the brutal murder of Thomas DeMers in Willington, on Friday, May 22. Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is also wanted in connection with another homicide, a kidnapping and home invasion, and a violent assault.  He was last seen Sunday, May …

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by Kathy Reakes