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Politics
Here's What New CT Gun Safety Measures Will Do
Three new gun safety bills have been signed into law to reduce shooting deaths in Connecticut. Before a recent bill-signing ceremony, Gov. Ned Lamont recounted getting a call in January about the random shooting death of a 12-year-old boy on the front porch of his Bridgeport home. “It’s not just a couple of laws that I have the opportunity to sign, it is a movement,” Lamont said during the ceremony at the state Capitol in Hartford. Ethan’s Law calls for the safe storage of firearms in households where children under 18 years old are present. The law is named after Ethan Song, a G…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Shot With His Own Gun: Fair Lawn Man Injured Cleaning 9MM In His Garage
A Fair Lawn man shot himself in the hand while cleaning his gun in his garage, police said. The 51-year-old Cyril Avenue man “was pulling back the slide of his legally owned Walther CCP 9mm handgun when he accidentally shot himself in the left hand,” Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim took himself to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment, Metzler said. “Fair Lawn Police responded to the residence and took possession of the weapon,” the sergeant said. “Once he was treated & released from the hospital, his weapon was returned to him.”
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
HS Teacher/Coach Accidentally Shoots, Kills Wife While Allegedly Cleaning Gun Upstate
A high school science teacher and coach accidentally shot and killed his 34-year-old wife while allegedly cleaning his gun in upstate New York, state police said. Ashley Rosenbrock was pronounced dead at Saratoga Hospital late Thursday night. Eric Rosenbrock, her husband, was "performing maintenance" on his legally owned handgun when it went off," at around 10:30 p.m., state police said. Eric Rosenbrock, 35, is a seventh-grade teacher and boys junior varsity soccer coach in the Lake George School District. The results of an autopsy performed Saturday are "consistent with the inf…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Who Shot Himself In Fairfield Was Not Permitted To Carry Gun, Police Say
A restaurant delivery driver who accidentally shot himself was not permitted to carry a gun, police said. Fairfield Police found the unidentified 24-year-old Trumbull man around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from an employee at Wings Over Fairfield, 2075 Black Rock Turnpike, reporting that a man was shot in the back of the building, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Fairfield police arrived on the scene within seconds and found the man lying on his back in the rear hallway of the restaurant, he said. He was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center where he remains in the intensive ca…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Behind Popular Restaurant In Fairfield
A man is in critical condition after being shot in the chest in the rear of a popular Fairfield County restaurant. Fairfield Police found the unidentified man around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from an employee at Wings Over Fairfield, 2075 Black Rock Turnpike, reporting that a man was shot in the back of the building, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Police arrived on the scene within seconds and found the man lying on his back in the rear hallway of the restaurant, he said. Kalamaras said the man may have shot himself, but detectives are still confirming the information. &qu…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Owner, 'Acquaintance' Shot When Fair Lawn Man's Gun Goes Off
A Fair Lawn man was showing his gun to an "acquaintance" when it went off, hitting him in the hand and the other guy in the right hip, police said Sunday. A female friend took both to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the shooting just after 10 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A Paterson police officer working security at the hospital notified Fair Lawn police, after which Detectives Mark Wyka, Paul Donohue and Anthony Lugo determined that the 40-year-old owner of the .380-caliber Beretta semiautomatic was showing it to the 49-year-old Paterson man at h…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Harbor Point Man, 23, Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun, Police Say
A 23-year-old Harbor Point man accidentally shot himself in the hand while cleaning his semi-automatic handgun, according to Stamford Police. Stamford Police Sgt. Brian Butler said officers responded to a call at Harbor Point at 8:30 p.m. Friday on a call that the man had shot himself. When officers arrived on scene the man came out of his residence, with a towel wrapped around his hand, clearly bleeding and asking for an ambulance, Butler said. While waiting for EMS to arrive, an officer helped put a tourniquet on the man’s left arm to help slow the bleeding. The man was transported to S…
