Monday, August 17, 2009

2 Dead, 1 Injured In Connecticut Murder/Suicide


"BRIDGEPORT, CT - A woman and man are dead, and another woman wounded, in what police are calling a murder-suicide over the weekend.

"Officers were dispatched to 97 Atwater St. about 2 a.m. Saturday to investigate a report of shots fired and women screaming.

"At the scene, one woman was found dead from gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a car parked in the driveway and another woman, bleeding from a shot to the upper torso, was found not far from the car. She was transported to St. Vincent's Medical Center.

"A vehicle described as an older gold Lexus fled the scene shortly after the shootings, witnesses told police. The car was found parked in the driveway of a home at 195 Jones Ave., police said.

"When officers arrived on the scene, they heard a single shot fired inside the dwelling. On entering the premises, officers found a man's body on the first floor, apparently dead from a self-inflicted wound gunshot wound to the head.

"Names of those involved have not been released as of this morning as the police investigation continues."


From ConnPost.com...

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