Crime & Safety

Hartford Teen Involved in Police Chase into Bloomfield Dies

The pursuit was Sunday.

BLOOMFIELD (AP) — An 18-year-old from Hartford has died from injuries sustained in an accident following a police pursuit that stretched from the capital city to Bloomfield, the Record-Journal has reported.

Believing there was a gun in the car, police said Hartford detectives tried to to stop the teen's vehicle at about 7:15 a.m. Sunday, according to the story. The teen, Xavier Myers, did not stop on Blue Hills Avenue into Bloomfield, where he crashed into another vehicle, according to the story.

See the full report here.

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