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19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police 19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police
19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police A year after the death of a Connecticut teen, her former boyfriend has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Cooper Oullette, age 19, was arrested in connection to the Hartford County incident, which occurred over a year before in the town of Burlington. At around 1:30 a.m. on May 21, 2023, the family of 17-year-old Sophie Ringquist brought her to Bristol Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Original Report: 17-Year-Old Burlington Girl Dies After Falling Out Of Moving Pickup Truck Earlier that evening, she had fallen out of the front passenger seat of a moving C…

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by Sophie Grieser
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35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On Route 7 In Norwalk 35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On Route 7 In Norwalk
35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On Route 7 In Norwalk Police have launched a homicide investigation after it was determined a man found dead in the driver's seat of a car in Fairfield County did not die as a result of an accident. On Saturday, Feb. 4 at approximately 3:20 a.m., Connecticut State Police troopers assigned to Troop G in Bridgeport responded to a report of one-car crash on Route 7 northbound in the area of Exit 2 in Norwalk. Upon arrival, troopers located an individual in the driver’s seat of the vehicle who was pronounced dead at the scene.  From the evidence on the scene, it was determined this was not a mot…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting
One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting A police officer is under investigation by Connecticut State Police after shooting a suspect in the leg. The incident took around 7 a.m., Monday, April 26, in New Haven County when the two people ran up to the Derby officer's police cruiser as he was sitting at a traffic light, said State Police Trooper Joe Dorelus. The officer got out of his vehicle to see what was wrong when one of the people who approached the vehicle pulled out a gun and fired shots at a passing vehicle, Dorelus said. The Derby officer then returned fire and shot the man in the leg, he added. The suspect was taken to…

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by Kathy Reakes