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Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say
Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say A Connecticut man was found shot to death after police responded to a shot spotter alert. The discovery was made around 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, on Newhall Street, in New Haven.  Trequon Lawrence, age 27, was rushed by American Medical Response to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department. New Haven Police Investigative Services and Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and continue to investigate. Lawrence was a New Haven resident. Police ask that any witnesses contact the New Haven Police De…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street 14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street
14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street A 14-year-old died after being shot on a Connecticut street. The boy was found around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, in New Haven after officers responded to multiple 911 calls about someone being shot on Chatham Street, authorities said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Tyshaun Hargrove, a resident of New Haven, suffering from gunshot wounds on Chatham Street, between Rowe and Ferry streets, said Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. At a news conference …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was shot and killed on a city street. The teen was discovered around 7:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 19 when New Haven Police responded to a Shot Spotter notification and several 911 calls, said the New Haven Police. When officers responded to the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, they found the New Haven teen with a single gunshot wound, police said. American Medical Response responded to the scene and transported the teen to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The teen's killing is the 12th homicide in New Haven this year. New Haven Polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say A Connecticut pedestrian who was struck by a hit-and-run driver remains in critical condition after being aided by a Good Samaritan. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, when New Haven Police and Fire responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on Sherman Avenue between Elm Street and Whalley Avenue, in New Haven. Prior to the arrival of emergency responders, a nearby 40-year-old New Haven woman heard the impact of the pedestrian being struck by the car, said New Haven PD Captain Anthony Duff. The Good Samaritan went to the injured pedestrian and began to re…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting
Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting One Connecticut woman is dead, a second woman is recovering from a gunshot wound, and a third woman is due in court following a shooting. The New Haven Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of the first woman as a homicide. The incident happened Tuesday night, March 16, said Capt. Anthony Duff. According to Duff, at approximately 10:14 p.m., New Haven Police and Fire responded to 911 calls of a person shot near the intersection of Legion Avenue and Auburn Street.  The first arriving patrol officer located a gunshot victim near a parked car on Auburn Street.  On …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out
CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out A Connecticut home undergoing renovations was destroyed by a "catastrophic" early morning fire that took firefighters at least an hour to get under control. The West Hartford Fire Department responded to the fire at 711 Prospect Ave., around 6:24 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, said Fire Chief Greg H. Priest.  When firefighters arrived on the scene they found flames visible from the second floor have heavy fire from several dies of the single-family home located in an area that is known for its older historic homes, the chief said. As units were preparing for a search/rescue and fire a…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce
Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce A Fairfield County man has been charged with manslaughter and risk of injury in the death of a four-month-old baby. Angel Rodriguez, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, by warrant for the death of the child on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2019, said Patrick J. Griffin, Connecticut's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. According to the arrest warrant, in the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 8, New Haven Police Department, New Haven Fire Department, and American Medical Response (AMR) personnel responded to a 911 report of an unresponsive toddler.  First responders tr…

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by Kathy Reakes