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Sixth-Grade Student Dies After Overnight House Fire In Redding
A middle school student was killed during a fire at his residence in Fairfield County Redding.
The blaze began around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Redding at the Karlson family home on Diamond Hill Road, officials said.
The child, identified as Brien Karlson, a sixth-grade student at John Read Middle School, was injured and taken to the hospital, but later died from his injuries on Wednesday, Feb. 15, said Jason McKinnon, superintendent of the Easton, Redding, and Region 9 school districts.
McKinnon said in a letter to the school community that the family was home at the time of th…
CT High School Student Killed In Shooting
Police in Connecticut are asking the public for information in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old high school student.
The student, who attended New London High School, was found around 6:22 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, when EMS responded to the area of Grand St. and Elm St., in New London, for the report of shots fired with an injured person in the roadway, authorities said.
Once on the scene, the male teen was found and declared dead by paramedics, New London Police said.
Police say the incident does not appear to be a random act and the investigation remains active.
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