Officers Find One Dead, Two Injured

"NEW BRITAIN, CT - One man is dead and two women remain hospitalized after being shot inside a home on Chestnut Street in New Britain on Thursday evening.

"Police said they received a 911 call around 5:40 p.m. Thursday reporting a disturbance at the home. When officers arrived, they located three people who had been shot. Two women were removed from the home by police officers and were transported to a local hospital, and one man was dead inside the home.

"Police said Friday it may have been a murder-suicide attempt.

"Police said Nick Salza was the one found shot and killed inside the home on Thursday.

"Police said they also found Tobi Salza and her friend Tiffany Sitaro suffering from gunshot wounds as well. Police described Tobi's injury as a serious, life-threatening gunshot wound. She remains hospitalized.

"Tobi is the ex-wife of Nick Salza, and the two had been married about 20 years.

"Police said Sitaro's injury was not considered to be life-threatening, but she still remains hospitalized in guarded condition.

"An autopsy that was conducted Friday determined that Nick died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

"Police said that uncertainty surrounding the three shootings led to the New Britain SWAT team being mobilized Thursday night to secure the area. Homes near the scene were evacuated for a time.

"Police continue to investigate the shooting."

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