A Hartford police officer fatally shot a stabbing suspect on the same day that Springfield police fatally shot a shooting suspect.
A Hartford police officer fatally shot a stabbing suspect Wednesday, the same day that Springfield police fatally shot a shooting suspect in the city's Upper Hill neighborhood. (Wikimedia Commons)HARTFORD — Just hours after Springfield police officers were involved in the fatal shooting of a city resident, police in Hartford were facing a similar situation.
Police in Connecticut's capital city responded to a 10 p.m. Wednesday assault report on Heath Street, where they encountered a stabbing suspect who was then fatally shot in a confrontation with officers, the Hartford Courant reports.
The victim of the stabbing and an injured officer were taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment. The stabbing suspect who was shot by police also was taken to St. Francis, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities have yet to release identities of those involved in the incident, which is under investigation by Connecticut State Police.
In Springfield, police officers faced a similar situation early Wednesday morning when they responded to a domestic dispute in the city's Upper Hill neighborhood involving 27-year-old Ethel L. McCreary and 44-year-old Louis M. Squires, her former boyfriend.
The tiwn cities of Springfield, pictured here, and Hartford both experienced fatal shootings by police on Wednesday. (Conor Berry I The Republican)Squires opened fire on McCreary with a shotgun after McCreary vandalized his car, police said. Officers responding to the call also came under fire from Squires, who was shot and killed by police, according to investigators.
The series of events played out just before 6 a.m. Wednesday on Albemarle and Braddock streets in the vicinity of Westford Circle, and the spasm of violence left some neighborhood residents stunned.
Springfield Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet placed the five officers involved in the fatal gunfight on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated internally and by Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni, who reviews all police-related shootings.
