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CT Teen Charged After 10-Year-Old Shoots Self With Unattended Gun: Police CT Teen Charged After 10-Year-Old Shoots Self With Unattended Gun: Police
CT Teen Charged After 10-Year-Old Shoots Self With Unattended Gun: Police A 19-year-old is facing multiple charges after police say a child found his unattended gun and accidentally shot themself. Jordan Cruz was arrested on Tuesday, April 28, the same day police say he left a gun in a vehicle with a 10-year-old family member in a parking lot on Forest Park Drive in Farmington, according to police. The child suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg after the weapon went off. Police said the injury is not believed to be life-threatening. The child was taken to a nearby hospital and remains in stable condition. Farmington Police Lt. Kyle Noddin said the …
CT Man Points Gun During Road Rage Confrontation Over Dangerous Driving: Police CT Man Points Gun During Road Rage Confrontation Over Dangerous Driving: Police
CT Man Points Gun During Road Rage Confrontation Over Dangerous Driving: Police A Connecticut man accused of pulling a gun and pointing it at another person following a road rage incident was arrested about a month later, authorities said. Eric White, 33, of Groton, Connecticut, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 14, and faces multiple felony charges, according to Ledyard police. A woman contacted Ledyard police on Dec. 13, saying a driver aggressively followed her vehicle, repeatedly honked, drove dangerously close, and attempted to pass her in a no-passing zone. Fearing for her safety, she pulled into a nearby parking lot, but the driver, later identified as White, followe…
CT Man Guilty In Fatal Birthday Party Shooting; Faces More Charges In Separate Incident CT Man Guilty In Fatal Birthday Party Shooting; Faces More Charges In Separate Incident
CT Man Guilty In Fatal Birthday Party Shooting; Faces More Charges In Separate Incident A jury has found a Connecticut man guilty in the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Jyineez Cruz after a birthday party turned violent outside a downtown recording studio, prosecutors said. Brandon Ramos, 23, of Meriden, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit on Tuesday, July 29, according to state prosecutors. The charges stem from the early morning of Aug. 22, 2021, when an argument between Ramos and Cruz ended in gunfire in a Meriden parking lot. According to testimony and evidence presented in court, Ramos was hosting a birthd…