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Police & Fire
CT Man's Death Ruled Homicide, Police Asking For Information
Police say a man found dead early Wednesday morning was killed, authorities announced. Russell McKenzie, 57, was found dead in his Walnut Street apartment in New Haven around 1:15 a.m., police said. He had been fatally shot, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner said. The woman who called 911 was found outside the home near East Street distraught and struggling to breathe. Paramedics took her to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment. New Haven Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information about it to contact detectives at 203-946-6304.&…
Police & Fire
2 Found Dead In CT Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Editor's note: A headline on an earlier version of this story had an incorrect location. The incident occurred in East Hartford. A man and a woman were found dead inside a Connecticut home after police received a report of a possible gunshot victim. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:32 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, on Hilltop Farms Lane in East Hartford. According to East Hartford Police Officer Marc Caruso, when officers arrived, they located a man and a woman inside the home who had both sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Police also located a firearm close to the …
News
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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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, …
Police & Fire
Police Offering Cash Reward For Suspect In Fatal Shooting Who Lives In Fairfield County
Police are offering members of the public a cash reward for anyone with information regarding the suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Westchester County. Earlier Report - Have You Seen Him? Suspect ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In New Rochelle A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered by New York State Crime Stoppers for anyone with information on the whereabouts of 29-year-old Stamford resident Mtayari Dixon, according to New Rochelle Police. Dixon is suspected of killing 29-year-old New Rochelle resident James Caldwell Jr. on Wedn…
Police & Fire
Suspect Believed To Be Fairfield County Resident ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old
Police have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Westchester County, and are actively looking for him. Earlier Report - ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting, Suspect On Loose: Police Mtayari Dixon, age 29, originally from New Rochelle but now believed to live in Connecticut, in Stamford, is suspected of killing New Rochelle resident James Caldwell Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to New Rochelle Police. On that day, Dixon is believed to have shot Caldwell multiple times in New Rochelle at the intersecti…
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ID Released For NY Dad Killed In Hotel Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend
Click here for a new, updated story: Suspects In Fatal Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend Have Criminal Histories The father who was shot and killed by a stray bullet at a Hudson Valley hotel while visiting his child during Family Weekend at Marist College has been identified as an accountant from Long Island, according to numerous reports. Suffolk County resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, was killed while standing in the lobby of the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2…
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Woman Killed In July 4th Shooting During Party At CT Residence
Police in Connecticut are asking for witnesses to a fatal shooting that left a 22-year-old woman dead and a man injured to step forward and help detectives identify the suspects. It happened in Hartford at 29 Shultas Place, around 2:15 a.m., Monday, July 4, during a large street party. Police officers responded to the home on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located Jayla Heaven, of Hartford, unresponsive, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Heaven was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, Boisvert said. A second victim…
Police & Fire
Victim In Fatal Shooting At CT Park Identified As 15-Year-Old Boy
A high school student in Connecticut has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed in a park, police announced. In New Haven County, officers responded to the Farmington Canal Linear Park in Hamden at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, where there were reports of shots fired. Original story - Suspect At Large After Fatal Shooting At Hamden Park, Police Say Upon arrival, police found the 15-year-old Hamden High School student near the canal line, and paramedics were unable to resuscitate him. “The victim from the shooting in Hamden today has been identified as a 15-year…
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Suspect Nabbed For Targeted Fatal Shooting Of Northwell Health Employee
A suspect has been apprehended for the targeted fatal shooting of a Northwell Health employee who was killed in a parking garage on Long Island. Amelia Laguerre, age 33, of St. Albans, Queens, was found shot in North New Hyde Park around 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. She was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead by a hospital physician, Nassau County Police said. See Earlier Story: Northwell Employee Fatally Shot In North New Hyde Park Parking Garage Laguerre, who worked for Northwell for 10 years, had been shot five times by someone who was waiti…
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Man Admits To Charges Related To Robbery, Fatal Shooting Of Jeweler In Fairfield County
A 58-year-old man has admitted to charges related to the fatal shooting of a Fairfield County jeweler and the robbery of his store. Robert Rallo, of New York, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 5, to charges in the robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford and the fatal shooting of owner Mark Vuono in March of 2020, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Boyle said Rallo pleaded guilty to: Interference with commerce by robbery Interstate transportation of stolen property Using a firearm to cause a death during a robbery Officers responded …
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Connecticut
An investigation is underway after a person was fatally shot at a Connecticut home. Troopers responded to a report of an active disturbance in Windham about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, Connecticut State Police reported. When troopers arrived at the residence on Brick Top Road, they located a victim who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, State Police said. Police said the victim's identity will be released pending the completion of the autopsy. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Sports
Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game
An argument over a college football game led to the fatal shooting of a man after he got in a dispute with another in the final minutes of a massive upset. With the then top-ranked Alabama squaring off against an unranked Texas A&M squad in the final minutes over the weekend, police said that two men got in an argument inside a Sixth Avenue home in Bessemer, Alabama. It is alleged that the two men became combative while arguing over whose team was better, prompting the homeowner to ask them to leave as they were fighting at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Once they were outs…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle In Connecticut
Connecticut State Police have identified a man found shot to death inside a car on I-91. Dominique Kendrick Miller, age 23, of Bloomfield, was found by state police in a car on I-91 in Hartford County in Windsor Locks. Miller was found around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, after state police received a report of an unresponsive male on I-91 northbound. Responding troopers located Miller inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives ask any witnesses to this fatal shooting to contact them at Troop H at 860-534-1040.&nbs…
Police & Fire
CT State Police Asking Public For Help After Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car
Police are seeking the help of any witnesses to a fatal shooting on I-91. The shooting took place around 7:35 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, in Hartford County, Connecticut State Police said. This is what detectives know so far: Troopers received a report of an unresponsive man on the I-91 Northbound Exit 42 off-ramp, in Windsor Locks. Responding troopers located the man inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Central District Major Crime Unit were requested and responded to the scene. Any witne…
Police & Fire
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…
Police & Fire
Suspect Caught In Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt, Lockouts
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a Tarrytown housing complex was captured Tuesday night in Manhattan by Port Authority police as he tried to board a bus for Delaware, authorities said. Cynelle Brown, 28, was spotted by PAPD Sgt. Kevin Cottrell and Officers Brandon Kubic and James Herkenham, in plainclothes, on the lower level of the terminal's north wing at the Greyhound ticketing area, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Brown was waiting on line to buy bus tickets to Wilmington, Delaware with "a woman identified as his aunt and the aunt's child" waiting on onlin…
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