Crime & Safety
5 Top Bethel Stories This Week: 2 Dead in Triple Shooting; Police K-9 Search BHS for Drugs; 33-Year-Old Died
It was a sad week in Bethel as three residents passed away tragically.

BETHEL, CT-- In case you missed it, here are the five most read stories on Bethel Patch this week.
Bethel Shooting: Police Identify Victims in Friday's 'Apparent Domestic Dispute'
- The Bethel Police Department has released the names of the three people shot Friday afternoon including one person who has died.
- By WENDY ANN MITCHELL(Patch Staff)Mar 26, 2016
- 11,094 reads
UPDATE: Bethel Shooting: 3 Shot, 1 Dead in Apparent Domestic Dispute: BREAKING
- One person is dead from a gunshot wound, and two are injured, according to First Selectman Matthew Knickerbocker.
- By WENDY ANN MITCHELL(Patch Staff)Mar 25, 2016
- 7,307 reads
Matthew Rushka, 33, Passed Away
- Matt Rushka was a guitarist for metal band Into the Coven and an accomplished skateboarder.
- By WENDY ANN MITCHELL(Patch Staff)Mar 26, 2016
- 5,414 reads
Second Person Dies in Bethel Triple Shooting Incident: Official
- Two Bethel men are dead and a woman was injured after a shooting occurred last Friday due to an apparent landlord-tenant dispute.
- By WENDY ANN MITCHELL(Patch Staff)Mar 29, 2016
- 2,905 reads
Bethel High School Lockdown: Police, K-9 Units Search School
- Bethel police and K-9 units searched student lockers and bathrooms for illegal substances.
- By WENDY ANN MITCHELL(Patch Staff)Mar 28, 2016
- 1,321 reads
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