Crime & Safety
Police Identify EH Home Invaders Killed By Resident
East Hartford resident cooperating with police, gun used was legally owned.
EAST HARTFORD, CT — The fatal shooting of two people at an East Hartford residence last week appears to have now been a home invasion of someone who didn't know the attack.
According to WVIT Channel 30, two teens — identified by East Hartford police Monday as 16-year-olod Isaiah Jose Lopez of Hartford and 15-year-old Isaiah Miguel Nevarez — were killed after they broke into a home on Graham Road Thursday.
Fox 61 reports that the handgun used by the resident of the home was legally owned, according to police.
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Those with information should call Det. Dan Ortiz at 860-291-7669 or call the East Hartford Police Anonymous Tip Line at 860-289-9134.
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