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MURDER: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says MURDER: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says
Murder: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says Former UConn basketball standout Eric Cobb has been arrested in his mother's murder in Florida, officials announced Tuesday, Feb. 11. The 28-year-old former athlete was taken into custody after officers responded to a disturbing scene on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside area, the sheriff's office said. Officers arrived to find 51-year-old Erika Winford unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket and towels in the backyard. She had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Cobb was detained as he attempted to leave the home, police said. Following an interview with detective…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former UConn Basketball Player Killed His Mother In Florida, Police Say Former UConn Basketball Player Killed His Mother In Florida, Police Say
Former UConn Basketball Player Killed His Mother In Florida, Police Say A former UConn men's basketball player is accused of killing his mother in Florida, authorities said. Eric Cobb, 28, was arrested in the death of 51-year-old Erika Winford, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Cobb was charged with second-degree murder and denied bail, according to jail records. Officers found Winford unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket and towels, at a "disturbing scene" behind a home on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside neighborhood. She suffered from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Cobb was detained while…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support is pouring in for the family of a college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed attempting to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Updated story - New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable New Haven County resident Nick Donofrio, age 20, of Madison, was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home in Columbia, South Carolina on the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus New information has emerged on the 20-year-old college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed while trying to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Nicholas Donofrio's LinkedIn profile says he was a junior studying exercise science, and transferred to the university in 2022, after playing basketball as a freshman for the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. His UNE bio says he graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut. Donofrio was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the fro…

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by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine
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20-Year-Old College Student From CT Shot, Killed After Trying To Enter Wrong Home, Police Say 20-Year-Old College Student From CT Shot, Killed After Trying To Enter Wrong Home, Police Say
20-Year-Old College Student From CT Shot, Killed After Trying To Enter Wrong Home, Police Say New update: Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus A 20-year-old from Connecticut who attends college in South Carolina was shot and killed after attempting to enter the wrong home, according to authorities. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South Holly Street for a reported home burglary. While en route, the emergency call for service was upgraded to a shots fired call. When officers arrived on the scene, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile' Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile'
Southport Teen Killed In Block Island Crash Remembered As 'Rising Star' With 'Perpetual Smile' Friends and family of a 16-year-old student-athlete in Fairfield County remembered him fondly following his death in a crash on Block Island earlier this week. Southport resident Jackson (Jake) Panus died on Sunday, Aug. 9, when his allegedly intoxicated driver was involved in a fatal crash in Rhode Island. Panus’ family said that “people often commented that he resembled an angel.” “He was both an old soul and, equally, an über-social being, whose quest to be among and surrounded by many was endless,” according to his obituary. “He was the life of any gathering, whether in the classroom,…

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by Zak Failla