Oxford Man Dead From Gunshot Wound at Monroe's Stevenson Dam: PD

MONROE, CT -- A 24-year-old Oxford man who was observing wildlife below the Stevenson Dam in Monroe Tuesday night is dead from a gunshot wound, police said.

Officers responded to a call from someone who heard a gunshot around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the vicinity of the dam. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he later died.

Monroe Police Capt. Keith White told The Patch that investigators "have ruled out foul play."

The incident remains under investigation.

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