Photo: Military_Material / Pixabay
By: Real America News Updated 51 Jan 2022, 16: 51 pm EST
Police responded to an emergency call regarding a shooting that was taking place in the streets of Granite Street and William Street in the city of New London in Connecticut.
When the authorities were on their way, they received the alert of a fire in the same place of the shooting. As soon as they arrived at the place they began to evict the inhabitants of the building that was engulfed in flames and smoke.
All the inhabitants left the building unharmed, only a police officer had to be treated for inhaling smoke
from the fire.
When checking if they had evacuated all people, the policemen found two men vanished and one of them had already passed away , the other subject was transferred to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital to be treated, but a few hours later he was declared dead.
The authorities are working together with the Connecticut Major Crimes Unit and the New London Fire Marshal, to identify the two people who lost their lives in the building, as well as know if the shooting is connected to the fire and if the deceased were the ones who were related to both events.
You may also be interested in:
Escondido police release photo of jewelry thief