Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Injured In Hartford Stabbing
A double stabbing Thursday left one person dead and another injured.
HARTFORD, CT — One person is dead and another suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a Hartford double stabbing. Police said the incident occurred at 40 Sherman St.
Double stabbing incident/40 Sherman St results in one adult victim deceased, another w/non-life threatening injury. Major Crimes & Crime Scene Division responding pic.twitter.com/MtCBb1Uxcp
— Hartford Police CT (@HartfordPolice) May 22, 2020
NBC CT reported that police arrived at the scene and found Dyshawn Copeland, 38, of Bloomfield, with a traumatic neck injury and a female victim with a hand wound.
The victims were transported to St. Francis Hospital. Copeland was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m., according to NBC CT.
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