Suspect Charged in Rocky Hill Shooting of Hartford Firefighter

ROCKY HILL, CT — State police on Monday said detectives from Central District Major Crime Squad have completed their investigation and have made an arrest in the case of an off-duty Hartford firefighter being shot in a Rocky Hill industrial area last spring.

The man arrested has been identified as Jesus Perez. Details on the charges are pending, state police spokeswoman Trooper First Class Kelly Grant said.

Perez was being held on $750,000.00 bond, she said.

During the late evening hours of April 20, Rocky Hill Police Department responded to 60 Belamose Ave. — the Belamose Business Park — for a reported injured person, according to the initial case report.

Officers located one male suffering from serious injuries, possibly from a gun shot and the man was transported to Hartford Hospital for treatment, according to the initial case report.

On April 21, at the request of the state's attorney's office, state police detectives assumed the investigation, according to the initial case report.

The matter appeared to be an isolated incident and there was never a threat to the public or community, state police said.

The off-duty firefighter was later identified as Jimmy Ngo, who authorities said was shot six times — five in the back and one time in the face. Police also said the person who called 911 to report the shooting was someone Ngo knew.

Police said they located Ngo inside a building in the complex.

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