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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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