Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Murder In Double Shooting In Westbrook: State Police

One person is dead and another in critical condition following the incident.

WESTBROOK, CT — A man has been charged with murder after a double shooting in a Westbrook home, according to state police.

State police responded to a home on East Pond Meadow Road on Wednesday at 5:25 p.m. on a report of a disturbance.

Troopers found John Bongiovanni, 37, who did not have an address listed, outside the home.

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Two victims were inside the home, both with apparent gunshot wounds.

One victim was declared dead. The other was taken to Hartford Hospital, where they remain in critical condition.

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Police did not identify the victims.

Bongiovanni was charged with murder and criminal attempt at murder. He was held on $3 million bond and scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court Thursday at 9 a.m.

The incident remains under investigation.

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